(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
winner; victor; conqueror
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
long ago; previous; of a former age
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
extensive knowledge; erudition
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
war; battle; match; game; competition
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
interval; break; pause; spare moment
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
handsome man; actor in a love scene
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
indirection; indirectness
the reverse; other side; lining
image; figure; figure; form; image
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
shoulder strap (on a dress)