decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
until now; so far; up to the present
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
clearing one's throat; cough
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
duty; function; office; mission; task
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
really; truly; indeed; good grief
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal