club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
club activities; extracurricular activities
to some extent; to a certain extent
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
high and low; rise and fall
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
all parts; various parts; every department
power map; power structure; power relationships
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
festival merrymaking; revelry
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
collective responsibility; joint liability
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead