(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
interior; inside; internal
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
concession; conciliation; compromise
draw (in competition); tie game
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
outside world; physical world
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up