hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
on countless occasions; many a time
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
account book; register; ledger
secret; private; surreptitious
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
rare; extraordinary; singular
stimulating; exciting; provocative
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
estimation; criticism; comment
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
squad leader; divisional officer
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
student (esp. a university student)
already; now; no longer; not any more
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
such; this sort of; like this
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
never mind!; don't worry about it
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to take command; to give direction
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not