to have no chance (of succeeding)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
provisional; temporary; tentative
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
each place; various places
pre-war days; before the war
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
help wanted advertisements
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
contest; comparison; competition
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
common knowledge; well-known fact