adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
rival; competitor; competition
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...