to choke; to have trouble breathing
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to win and advance to the next round
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
wickedness; evil; wicked person
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
attending (upon); keeping another company
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
entrance; admission; entering
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that's true; of course; obviously
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...