to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
first thing in the morning
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
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.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
war; battle; match; game; competition
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
rather; sooner; preferably
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
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be helpful; to be useful
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected