to suffer an embarrassing defeat
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
failure; mistake; blunder
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
it is I who should say so
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
evening meal; dinner; supper
light meal; snack; refreshments
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal