request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
headquarters; head office; main office
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
person in charge; official; attendant
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
at once; immediately; right now
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
otherwise; or else; if not
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
telephone threat (e.g. of a bomb)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal