fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to close (one's eyes); to shut
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
please (give me); please (do for me)
such; like that; that sort of; very
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(some) more; even more; longer; further
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to lose heart; to lose motivation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration