running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
prize money; monetary award; reward
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
deck cargo; upper layer of goods; extra; to pile on top of
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis