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
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
considerably; greatly; a lot
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be found; to be discovered
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
alone; by oneself; on one's own
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)