being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to refuse; to decline; to deny
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
like this; in this way; as you see
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
witnessing; observing; sighting
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
one's own work; making by oneself
besides; in addition; also; moreover
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
clanging; empty; deserted
to replace; to substitute
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
implication; connotation; (logical) implication; material conditional; material consequence
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
criminality; criminal propensity
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself