road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
besides; in addition; also; moreover
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
choices; alternatives; options
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned