to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
special; particular; peculiar; unique
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
winner-takes-all (system)
those (near the second person)
draw (in competition); tie game
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
sharing; division; draw; tie
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
possible; likely; probable
bet; wager; stake; gamble
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
very loose; slowly; leisurely