to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
(essential) utilities; lifeline
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
not limited to; not just ...
place; room; margin; scope
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
equality; impartiality; evenness
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
loser; defeated person; the defeated
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
absence; disregard; indifference
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary