incessant talking; rapid talking
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
team competition; team game
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
one large ...; a great ...
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
festival merrymaking; revelry
every year; yearly; annually
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
birth; creation; formation
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
overspec; over-engineered; overqualified (job candidate)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
briskly; quickly; promptly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive