meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
soldier; combatant; warrior
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
annual function; annual event
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
third-year student; third-year pupil
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
each and all; every single one; everybody
case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
countries; (various) nations
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
named after; associated with; connected with
14th day of the month; 14 days
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
consists of; comprises; is made up of