being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
unspecified large number (of people)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
totally willing; fully motivated
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment