victory or defeat; match; contest; game
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to whine; to make feeble complaints
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
furnishings; implements; equipment
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
a few years ago; some years back
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
impudent; shameless; brazen
in the future; another day; later
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities