lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
another point; another goal; another run
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to take; to catch; to capture
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station