failure; mistake; blunder
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)