nonchalant air; unruffled air
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
when it becomes; when it comes to
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
matter of time; question of time
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like