to pass (of time); to elapse
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
loser; defeated person; the defeated
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
money in one's possession
flat broke; cleaned out; penniless
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to paint (draw) a picture
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to be conspicuous; to stand out
point in common; common feature
by your leave; with your permission
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
great victory; crushing victory
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
healthy; sound; wholesome
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion