negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
at work; in the midst of work; working
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
story; tale; talk; discussion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
chink in the armor (armour)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
head; lead; vanguard; first
next; secondly; subsequently
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to