mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to fight against; to oppose; to face
one's physical safety; personal security
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
family-oriented; familial
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
second; number two; runner-up
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
the same generation; coeval
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
growth stock; person with future promise
narrow margin; slim margin