language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
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. of the sun)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
danger; peril; hazard; risk
existence; being; presence
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; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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 delivered outside the strike zone); 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
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
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
what kind of; what sort of; what
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
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
why; how; for what reason
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; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
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)