theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
female dominance; female supremacy
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to win and advance to the next round
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
absolute obedience; complete submission
negative emotions; negative feelings
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
male dominance; male supremacy
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
decision of a contest; finals
form; method; system; formula
hunting ground; hunting preserve
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
way of solving (a problem); solution
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
point of compromise; common ground
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
participants; participating athletes
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb