contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
since when; from when; how long
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
in that way; thus; so; so?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
two persons; two people; pair; couple
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation