destruction; disruption; (application) crash
violent explosion; bursting
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
how; in what way; how about; questionable
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
overall victory; championship
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
that's the way it is; such is life