no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to say no more; to sink into silence
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
physical condition; state of health; shape
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
speech; expression; wording; language
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
keep up your strength; chin up!
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to become pale; to turn pale