not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
blow; shock; strike; batting
to bend; to warp; to curve
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to temper thoroughly; to train well
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
different opinion; objection
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
story; tale; talk; discussion
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
course; route; path; process; means
means of transportation; transport service
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
steep mountain; craggy mountain
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
like this; in this way; as you see
difficult problem; challenge
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should