preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
invitation; introduction; temptation
stairs; stairway; staircase
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
audience; spectator; spectators
taking the field first, thus batting second
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
guardians; parents; father and older brother
point spread; point difference
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
as if nothing had happened
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
subordinate; dependent; vassal
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
continuation; succession; series
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
batter's box; one's turn at bat
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
stirring; rousing oneself
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb