overall victory; championship
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
leaving everything up to someone else
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
many; numerous; various; large number of
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
manly; masculine; like a man
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
setting up specially; special installation
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities