regardless of; irrespective of
loser; defeated person; the defeated
lethality; killing effectiveness
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
support; backing; patronage
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to have no chance (of succeeding)
remote control; remote operation
heir; inheritor; successor
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
air of luxury; high class feel
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
modesty; self-control; discretion
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
interest; rights; concession
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to continue to do; to persist in doing
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
almost every day; almost daily