to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
I don't know; I don't understand
platform; home; home base; home plate
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
in the morning; during the morning
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
rationalization; justification
to spread; to be propagated
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
frequency (of occurrence)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
(right at the) side; just beside
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
right behind; just behind; directly behind
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
perfect; complete; flawless
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
that is to say; so that means
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
optimization; optimisation
something like ...; something called ...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard