to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
how many people; a number of people
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
tournament; knockout competition
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
walking heavily; lumbering
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to step forward; to volunteer
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
serious; severe; grave; acute
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
unqualified; without qualifications
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)