truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
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
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
function; facility; faculty; feature
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
hand; handball (soccer foul)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
head start; initiative; preemption
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of