watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
outside the country; abroad
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
bargain; good buy; (good) value for one's money
sanctification; consecration
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
fetish character (in Marx's commodity fetishism)
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
editorial; leading article; leader
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
unearned income; investment income; passive income
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to feel sick; to be nauseated
scholarly principle; scientific principle
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
root crops; root vegetables
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success