noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ good
▪ bad , poor , sore ( AmE )
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He's extremely competitive and a bad ~.
▪ born
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He was a born ~.
▪ perennial ( esp. AmE )
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The team has been transformed from perennial ~s into real contenders.
▪ clear , obvious
▪ sure ( AmE )
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He looked like a sure ~ at the beginning of the year.
▪ big , main
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The main ~ was the Unity Party, which lost eight seats.
▪ real , ultimate
▪
The real ~s in this power shift are international organizations.
▪
If the teachers go on strike, the children are the ultimate ~s.
▪ pathetic , sad
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He's just a pathetic ~ ( = a stupid unsuccessful person ).
▪ complete , total
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She made me feel like a complete ~.
VERB + LOSER
▪ back
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The movie company thought they'd backed a ~ until the film won an Oscar.