applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
clearing one's throat; cough
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
village headman; village mayor
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
noisy; confused; uproarious
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
not understanding; not knowing
to approach; to draw near
departure; leaving; setting off
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
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case