mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
hostility; antagonism; opposition
scope; valid range; coverage
metre; meter; meter; gauge
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
no!; no no!; no, not at all
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
publication of results; announcement of results
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to unfold; to unroll; to open
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...