opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to discuss; to talk together
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to gather; to collect; to assemble
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)