pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
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.)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
individual; private person; personal; private
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
intelligence gathering; information gathering
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued