half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
low (level, value, price, etc.)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
adds force or indicates command
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
reinforced concrete; remote control
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
for example; for instance; e.g.