(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
official name; formal name
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
official function; state function
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
general; popular; common; typical
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to correct oneself; to restate
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
custom; practice; convention; precedent
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
moderate; proper; just right
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
brown; light brown; tawny
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)