opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
that's the way it is; such is life
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
genius; prodigy; natural gift
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)