goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
participation; joining; entry
student (esp. a university student)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
minimum; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
construction industry; construction business
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
use; utilization; utilisation; application
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
raw materials; ingredient
another kind; different kind; distinct species
material; substance; matter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture