to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
to have more losses than wins
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
dull sound; muffled sound
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
vigorous; cheerful; assertive