to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
somehow; for some reason or other
whole nation; whole land; whole country
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to press a question; to cross-examine
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
one by one; one after another; successively
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
interruption; suspension; break
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
multiplication table; times table
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
end of a match; end of a game
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to say no more; to sink into silence
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
reason; cause; history; origin
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
person concerned; interested party; related party
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking