to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
behind; trailing in points (e.g. in sports)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
though; notwithstanding; although
aggressive; active and bold (daring); resolute determination
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
how; in what way; how about
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to attempt; to test; to try out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision