after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
just because; even if; even though
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be helpful; to be useful
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to think of; to come up with
modesty; humility; being humble
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
authenticity; credibility
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to grumble about something (trivial)
maid; helper; help; assistance
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
strategy meeting; council of war
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to challenge (a person) to a fight
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second