fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
please (give me); please (do for me)
man; male; masculine gender
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
almost; roughly; approximately
chances of winning (a bet); odds
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
measurement error; calculation error
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
bet; wager; stake; gamble
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
this occasion; at this time; now
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent