school; proofreading; proof
being the runner-up; finishing second
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
election; selection; choice
one person; another name; nickname; alias
on and after; from ... onward; since
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
first place; head position; leading position
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
since; henceforth; ever since
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
participant; entrant; player; competitor
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
open; spacious; extensive
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
completion; perfection; accomplishment