playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the last moment; the very end
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability