strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
suddenly; all of a sudden
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how; in what way; how about
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to have a talk; to tell a story
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill