no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
overall victory; championship
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
no!; no no!; no, not at all
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
meaning; significance; sense
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead