arbitration; intercession; mediation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
match; game; bout; contest
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hope; white hope; person of promise
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
such; this sort of; like this
club activities; extracurricular activities
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
platform; home; home base; home plate