usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
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.)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
bank; banking institution
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
from here; from this place
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight