to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
name; given name; first name
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
starting line; starting point
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in that manner; like that
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
tension; mental strain; nervousness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged