participants; participating athletes
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
calm; composed; cool; quiet
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
fighting stance; fighting pose
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
selling in a store; selling at retail
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to make a speech; to address
seasoning; flavour; flavor
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
ability score (in role-playing games, etc.); attribute value
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall