conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to gain a victory; to win
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to revere; to respect; to worship
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
rest; break; recess; intermission
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to be hesitant; to feel timid
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to win and advance to the next round