nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
rival (company); competitor
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
planning; project; plan; design
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
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.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
chance (of success); odds
beginning; outset; first; onset
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust