formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
maintenance; preservation; improvement
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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)
while; during; while; although; all; both
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to apologize; to apologise
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
don't you think?; indicates question
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
space (room, area, outer space)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
everybody; every last one of them; all
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
recovery; undoing; recall
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it's not like; it isn't as if
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)