empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
gem; jewel; precious stone
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
across-the-board fall in prices
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
personal; individual; private