winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
professional killer; hit man
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
indirection; indirectness
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to make a splash; to draw attention
side effect; adverse reaction
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
self-control; self-restraint
unexpectedly; surprisingly
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
courting; wooing; making advances
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
junior high school student; middle school pupil
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN