truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
exemption; exoneration; discharge
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
it is not (like that) either
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
as (for); for; in the capacity of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
first match (in a series)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
audience; spectator; spectators
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
effect; result; worth; use; avail
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
go that far; to that extent
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection