on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
amount of sugar; sugar content
fat; tallow; lard; grease
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
gleaming; shining; glistening
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
participants; participating athletes
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
exemplar; model; example; pattern
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
one person; another name; nickname; alias
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
overhasty; rash; premature
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging