loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
one by one; one each; one at a time
interior; inside; internal
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
a second time; again; once more; twice
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance