participants; participating athletes
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to knock down; to utterly defeat
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
(computer) command; command key; commando
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
not limited to; not just ...
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
original story; original version; this volume
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of