test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
tide; current; tendency; trend
soccer club (at a school); football club
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
serious wound; serious injury
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
active; dynamic; energetic
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
you could say; you might say; verging on the
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
swindler; imposter; crook
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
homecoming; returning home
good humour (humor); good mood
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water