being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
center half; centre half; channel; Order of the Companions of Honour (British order)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
beginning (of a century, etc.)
The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
reality; actuality; hard fact
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)