preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
war; battle; match; game; competition
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
(the) executive; administration; leadership
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
selection; choice; picking out
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
moment; brief space of time
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series