crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to win and advance to the next round
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
existence; being; life; survival
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
one's own army; one's own team
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
the last moment; the very end
way; method; means; (technical) specification
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)