prosperity; flourishing; thriving
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
marking; grading; scoring
function; facility; faculty; feature
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
sense of pitch; ear for music
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
undisputed; entirely; perfect
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)