chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
technique; art; skill; move
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
violent explosion; bursting
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
central part; heart (of a city)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
one eye; one of one's eyes
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
briskly with small steps; trotting
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)