to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
the last moment; the very end
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
being too late; losing one's final chance
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
honour; honor; glory; privilege
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
difference; variation; difference
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
only; merely; but; no more than
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
determination; resolution
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
function; facility; faculty; feature
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement