to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
rise; improvement; uptrend
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
honor; honour; credit; prestige
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
trembling from fear; trembling all over
pair; the two; both persons; both things
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
course; route; path; process; means
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
biological child; one's own child
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
absence; disregard; indifference