to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
sixth man (in basketball)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
instant; moment; for an instant
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive