decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
journal; magazine; periodical
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
never mind!; don't worry about it
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation