advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
how; in what way; how about
to attack; to assault; to assail
hey there; I say; see here
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
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
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)