scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
strength; power; proficiency; ability
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
now that; since; so long as; because
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(short) rest; breather; break
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
probability; likelihood; chances
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
close; intimate; on good terms
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
another school; other schools
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas