mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
inter-scholastic athletics competition
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
frequency (of occurrence)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
strong-willed; strong of heart
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
coherence; order; focus; point
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
environment; circumstance
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
person concerned; interested party; related party
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)