to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
number one; first; best; most; game; round
probability; likelihood; chances
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness