actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
head; lead; vanguard; first
second; number two; runner-up
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
go that far; to that extent
how; in what way; by what means
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow