person concerned; interested party; related party
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
prohibition; inhibition; ban
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
participants; participating athletes
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to step over or across; to overcome
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
long military service; having experienced many battles
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
great war; great battle; world war
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
person of doubtful origin
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament