single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
chances of winning (a bet); odds
steady; firm; solid; secure
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
head; lead; vanguard; first
second; number two; runner-up
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
one's share; one's portion
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
timewasting; killing time
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
this and that; one thing or another
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
good feeling; feeling good