to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
government; administration
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
had better ...; had better not ...
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...