national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
of course; certainly; naturally
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very