to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
don't you think?; indicates question
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
overall victory; championship
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight