seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one (thing); one piece; one item
as planned; according to plan
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
script; screenplay; scenario
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger