to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to discuss; to talk together
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
complete change; about-face
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
validity; verification; propriety
consideration; taking into account
in accordance with; according to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
twice; again; second time
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
defense; defence; protection
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible