one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
pupil; student; schoolchild
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
every year; yearly; annually
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
young person; youth; young
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to unfold; to unroll; to open
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
foreign; abroad; overseas
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
audience; spectator; spectators
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to collect; to assemble; to gather
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month