entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
number of votes obtained (polled)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
isolation; being alone; being friendless
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
use; utilization; utilisation; application
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
first place; head position; leading position
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
originally; by nature; from the start