number one; first; best; most; game; round
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
second; number two; runner-up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
consequence; outcome; result; blame
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)