victory or defeat; victory and defeat
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to intend; to be sure that
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to strangle; to constrict
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
retention; maintenance; preservation
to snatch from; to steal from
rest; break; recess; intermission
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to have the privilege of doing
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
second generation; second; junior
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
gambling den; gambling house
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship
everything; anything; nothing
after the end (of something); post-
burned down; entirely destroyed
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...