partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
failure; mistake; blunder
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
early on; earlier on; from early
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
management; administration; operation
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to collect; to assemble; to gather
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to invite in; to show someone in
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
so; therefore; and; (and) then
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
one's family; family member
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)