national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
sports-minded; sports-oriented
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
adviser; advisor; consultant
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
law and order; discipline
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
very popular; highly favoured
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
husband and wife; married couple
one by one; in detail; minutely
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
sensual love; love affair
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
anaconda (esp. the green anaconda, Eunectes murinus)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events