to shut out one's opponents;  to stop the other side from scoring
 thrust;  charge;  digging into (a matter);  depth;  straight man (of a comedy duo);  quip;  jab
 weak;  frail;  delicate;  tender;  unskilled;  weak (wine)
 avenue;  street;  coming and going;  street traffic;  flow (of water, air, etc.);  transmission (of sound);  reach (e.g. of voice)
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 to pass through;  to pass by;  to pass (of time);  to elapse;  to have expired;  to have ended;  to exceed
 short;  shortstop;  short (circuit);  short hair;  short selling
 to attack;  to assault;  to assail
 to be (of animate objects);  to exist;  to stay;  to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 behind;  rear;  after;  later;  remainder;  the rest;  more (e.g. five more minutes)
 dot;  spot;  mark (in an exam, etc.);  grade;  point (in a game);  score;  point (in geometry)
 to come off;  to be removed;  to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.);  to be caught;  to be harvested;  to be interpreted (as);  to be taken (as)
 be supposed or expected to (do);  be sure to (do);  ought to (do)
 deplorable;  regrettable;  disappointing;  vexing;  unfortunate
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn
 that;  it;  then;  that point (in time); (arch.)  there; (arch.)  you
 to move;  to stir;  to operate;  to run;  to make a move;  to take action;  to be touched
 to get irritated;  to get annoyed;  to be on the edge;  to fret;  to lose patience
 not less than;  ... and over;  beyond (e.g. one's expectations);  above;  above-mentioned;  aforementioned
 fan;  enthusiast;  lover (of);  fan (e.g. electric)
 female;  woman;  female sex;  female lover;  girlfriend;  mistress
 to be troubled;  to have difficulty;  to be bothered;  to be inconvenienced;  to be badly off;  to be hard up
 seems;  I think;  I guess;  don't you agree?;  I thought you'd say that!
 match;  game;  bout;  contest
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 natural;  right;  proper;  naturally;  as a matter of course;  rightly
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 talk;  speech;  topic;  subject;  discussions;  negotiation;  rumor
 while;  during;  while;  although;  all;  both
 extramarital sex;  affair;  fooling around;  infidelity;  wantonness;  unfaithfulness
 to try to ...;  to be about to do ...;  to decide to ...;  to take as;  to treat as;  to use for;  to suppose that (such) is the case
 previous conviction;  criminal record;  previous offense;  previous offence
 existing (at the present moment);  alright;  acceptable;  to be (usu. of inanimate objects);  to have
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  not having;  not
 the other day;  lately;  recently
 present;  gift;  to give a present or gift
 thanks;  gratitude;  manners;  etiquette;  bow;  reward
 and the like;  such as;  or something;  something like;  I hear that ...;  people say that...