being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
discovery; detection; finding
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement