domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be exhausted; to be tired out
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
rest; break; recess; intermission
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to cut corners; to be shoddy
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible