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
(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
hope; white hope; person of promise
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
club activities; extracurricular activities
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
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.)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
platform; home; home base; home plate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(not possible) on such short notice
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
friendly match; friendly; exhibition game
wrong; different; not like that
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
baseball ground; baseball field; baseball stadium; ballpark
football pitch; soccer field
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common