charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to win and advance to the next round
match; game; bout; contest
results; record; grades; marks
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
autonomy; right of self-government
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
interference; intervention; meddling
transactions; dealings; business
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
established practice; custom
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
loss; defeat; counter for losses
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
district; section; sector
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
fifth day of the month; five days
continuation; succession; series
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)