far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
price; cost; value; worth; value
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
to poke each other; to jab each other
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
management; administration; operation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
enterprise; business; company; corporation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
everybody; every last one of them; all
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ostensible (surface) reason
at that time; in those days
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
bet; wager; stake; gamble
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become keen on; to get passionate about
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
war; battle; match; game; competition
popular person; favorite; favourite
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business