yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
number one; first; best; most; game; round
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
in that way; like that; that way
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
such; this sort of; like this
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
a little; a bit; slightly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
remaining years (of one's life)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain