not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
irritation; annoyance; frustration
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
besides; moreover; in addition
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to rule; to govern; to administer
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
control; check; restraint; inhibition
full capacity; all one's ability
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
higher rank; better position
the same rank; equality; apposition
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
sphere; counter for balls
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to spend time (on doing something)