first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
number of persons; personnel
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
trouble; bother; annoyance
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to think too much; to be over-concerned
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
work-in-progress; working state
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be detained; to take time
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
notebook-format (computer)
prescribed form (of writing); format
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
practicality; utility; usefulness
alteration; falsification; faking
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
sign; indication; omen; symptom