defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
form; method; system; formula
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
war; battle; match; game; competition
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to run around; to bustle about
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
prohibition; inhibition; ban
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to complain; to make a complaint
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
fortress; stronghold; citadel
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
match; game; bout; contest
reinforcement; strengthening
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
selection; choice; option
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction