by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to appear in the newspaper
heading; headline; index; headword
serious; severe; grave; acute
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
story; tale; talk; discussion
league; federation; union; alliance
that is to say; so that means
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
beyond this point; from now on; after this
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
will not do; do not; does not
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon