second; number two; runner-up
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
practice; practising; experience
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
world peace; peace of the world
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
environment; circumstance
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
entrance; admission; entering
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
in this way; thus; such; uh...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate