plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
each place; various places
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to whine; to make feeble complaints
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
public relations department (section, office)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
next term; next period; next version; next release
carrier-based aircraft; ship-borne aircraft (e.g. helicopters)
to fall through (of a plan, project, etc.); to fail; to flop; to collapse; to fizzle out
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)