sports-minded; sports-oriented
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
birth; creation; formation
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
series of battles; successive battles
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to withstand; to be able to endure
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank