number one; first; best; most; game; round
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
though; notwithstanding; although
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
acting ability; talent as a performer
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
war; battle; match; game; competition
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
winner-takes-all (system)
individual match; single game
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but