to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
firm; strong; solid; stable
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
time; hour; period; class
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
instant; moment; for an instant
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective
turnover (of possession); (metabolic) turnover; number of strokes in a set time or distance (swimming); egg cooked on both sides; eggs over easy
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)