guess; speculation; supposition
region; limits; stage; level
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
danger; peril; hazard; risk
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
viewer; (television) audience
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
follow-up report; further news
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
the reverse; other side; lining
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back