play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
how; in what way; how about
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
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
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
two persons; two people; pair; couple
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish