language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
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
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
in comparison to; rather than
danger; peril; hazard; risk
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
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
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to attack; to assault; to assail
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...