mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
first half of a game; first half of a match
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
participant; entrant; player; competitor
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
rare (or peculiar) animal
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
things depend on how you use them; all things have their uses when they are used in the right way
desperation; struggle to the death
to be able to manage somehow or other
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low