today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to rain incessantly; to downpour
loud shout; excited cheering
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
opposite side; opposition
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
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.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
something; some kind of; for some reason