competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
making a show of one's faults
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
use; utilization; utilisation; application
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
promotion; raising of status
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
(your) daughter; young woman
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
vocal sound; tone of voice
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
smoothly; easily; readily
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety