match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
match; game; bout; contest
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(political) power; authority; influence
to enjoy a good drink (esp. celebrating victory)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
depravity; corruption; degradation
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
already; now; no longer; not any more
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to take over; to hand over
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
control; management (e.g. of a business)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?