always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
offense and defense; offence and defence
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin