tendency; trend; inclination
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
almost completely empty; virtually empty
passing the ball; exchanging passes; passing back and forth
to score a goal (basket, etc.); to sink a shot
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
forward (position); attacker; forwarding (an email); forward (contract)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to turn right; to turn to the right
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
sense of values; values; value system
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
guess; speculation; supposition