tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rather; better; instead; if anything
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
(distinction of) sex; gender
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
body; physical system; (the) person
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
mental disorder; mental illness
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in one's own way or style
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
someone; a certain person