the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
winner; victor; conqueror
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
will not do; do not; does not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
until now; so far; up to the present
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
inter-scholastic athletics competition
fair and square; open and aboveboard
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?