sanity; consciousness; soberness
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
helper; assistant; help; assistance
nothing but; none other than
as much as one can; as much as possible
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to gain a victory; to win
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
great laughter; burst of laughter
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
already; now; no longer; not any more
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
pride; dignity; self-respect