watchful waiting; careful supervision
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
(turned out) all right in the end
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
rhythm game (video game genre); music game
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
narrow margin; slim margin
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint