opposite; reverse; contrary
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
so slight as to be all but non-existent
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
without permission; without notice
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
inspection; examination; survey
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
account book; register; ledger
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
notebook; account book; register
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
accounting; administration (of money)
adviser; advisor; consultant
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
application; request; petition
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work