one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
acting ability; talent as a performer
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
how long; how much; to what extent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
a little; a bit; slightly
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
worst; poor and boring; uncool
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them