to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
special; particular; peculiar; unique
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
draw (in competition); tie game
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
bet; wager; stake; gamble
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)