the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
how many people; a number of people
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
association; society; organization; organisation
standing; regular; permanent
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
considerably; fairly; quite
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to chase; to run after; to pursue
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean