U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
secret; private; surreptitious
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
head; brains; intellect; understanding
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
1,000,000; one million; million; many
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
condition; situation; prospects
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
battlefield; battleground
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to come to an end; to close the curtain
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
results; record; grades; marks
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
form; shape; figure; visage
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
special training; intensive training; crash course