the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
difference; variation; difference
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
headquarters; head office; main office
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
not caring; not giving a damn
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to pick up; to find; to gather
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
failure; mistake; blunder
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?