origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
covered with; stained; smeared
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
discerning eye; an eye (for something); public eye; (in) the eyes of others; appearance; sight
secret; private; surreptitious
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
everyday life; daily life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to manage something successfully; to be successful
late at night; at a late hour
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally