degree of familiarity; popularity
participation award; prize for participation
shut-in; stay-at-home; recluse; (lit.) security officer of one's own home
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
until now; so far; up to the present
to pile up; to accumulate
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
ability; capability; skill
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
well known; well connected
being the runner-up; finishing second
to win and advance to the next round
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk