to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
crouch start (in a sprint)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
schoolgirl; female student
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
in the meanwhile; during the time
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such ... as; or some such