| 1 | The team were wailing over their defeat. | |
| 2 | Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts. | |
| 3 | It was not like he was losing in the second round. | |
| 4 | Defeat in this important battle was the beginning of the end for us. | |
| 5 | His failure in this transaction was due to nothing else than his own carelessness. |