fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
transactions; dealings; business
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
show; exhibition; spectacle
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(not) so much; (not) that much
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
close; intimate; on good terms
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match