to grow; to develop; to grow up
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
audience; spectator; spectators
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
form; method; system; formula
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
being out of the ring (wrestling)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be given up; to be discontinued
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
one by one; one after another; successively
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
war; battle; match; game; competition
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
chink in the armor (armour)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy