to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
club activities; extracurricular activities
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
observation; survey; watching
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to feel inferior; to feel small
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)