program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
powerful spirit; power of the emperor
among these; between these; of these
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
and so; therefore; for that reason
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
participant; entrant; player; competitor
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
big man; large man; tall man; giant
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism