incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to appear to want to have (something); to obviously want; to seem to want; to indicate a wish for
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
sympathy; compassion; pity
to order; to command; to appoint
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
depending on; dependent on
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely