loser; defeated person; the defeated
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
as promised; true to one's promise
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
expected value; expectation value; expectation
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)