I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
starting late or behind schedule
perfect; complete; flawless
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ability; performance; efficiency
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
machine parts; machinery; equipment
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
nothing but; none other than
sales message; sales copy
long ago; previous; of a former age
(initial) setup; installation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to change the position of
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
reflected wave; rebounded wave; echo
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register