process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
entrance; admission; entering
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
participants; participating athletes
election; selection; choice
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
host country (e.g. for a conference)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
many; numerous; various; large number of
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
guess; conjecture; surmise
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
safety measure; safety precaution
to take (be in) charge of
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block