single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
principal occupation; core business
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to subsist; to keep on living
without; unless; have to do
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
how many times; how often
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
namesake program; namesake show; TV or radio program named after the main performer or a sponsor
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
three; three years of age
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
enterprise; business; company; corporation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
company president; manager; director
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage