center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
application; request; petition
participation; joining; entry
the whole school; all the schools
beauty contest to name Miss ...
traditional; customary; conventional
beauty contest; beauty pageant
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
recommendation (by others)
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
possibility of participation; participation possibility
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
planning; plan; project; arrangements
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
this and that; various things
unfortunately; regrettably
nonparticipation; nonattendance
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
what would (you) do?; what to do about it