percent; per cent; percentage
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
slight increase; marginal rise
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
they; those guys; those fellows
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
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.)
how; in what way; by what means