compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
long (time that has passed); old (story)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
contemplation; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
blunder; slip; error; error
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
it is not (like that) either
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
maximization; maximisation
can do; may do; be capable of doing
of course; certainly; naturally
loser; defeated person; the defeated
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
however; having said that; but
adjudication of bankruptcy
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
be (that) as it may; having said that
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
difference; variation; difference
useless resistance; vain struggle
place; room; margin; scope
short pause; short interval
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
still (continuing); as ever; further