advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to send flying with a kick
final game; final games; the finals
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
drift; drifting (driving technique); controlled skid
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
fiction; fabrication; concoction
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
spot; point; place; position
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
posing a question; question
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
brief review; brief comment
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)