important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
you could say; you might say; verging on the
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to put on airs; to assume importance
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to look around; to survey
together; at the same time; same; identical
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being