losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to be prolonged; to drag on
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
offensive (movement); aggression
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to scrape off; to plane off
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
while; even though; despite
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
the place for; the time for; the level of
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to rise; to erect; to get up
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
though; notwithstanding; although