VIP; very important person
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to come and go; to go back and forth
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to form a pair; to pair up
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
first half of a game; first half of a match
schedule; program; programme; agenda
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to boil strongly; to be excited
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(political) power; authority; influence
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
three times; thrice; third (interval)
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession