face with no make-up; sobriety
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to order; to command; to appoint
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
desperation; struggle to the death
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
longing for; burning desire
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
after the end (of something); post-
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
matter of time; question of time
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
don't worry about it; forget about it
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
leaving everything up to someone else
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
settlement; solution; resolution
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency