spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
on bad terms; at loggerheads
match; tournament; interschool match
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
surrounding at a distance
observation; survey; watching
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
incident; affair; happening; event
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
discovery; detection; finding
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to recall; to remember; to recollect
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong