to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
towering; astonishingly high
less than ...; smaller ...
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
long ago; previous; of a former age
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
silence (not speaking); muteness
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
polish; improvement; burnishing
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight