voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
annual (plant); first-year student
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
short distance; short range; short-haul
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
relatively; comparatively
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to miss a chance; to fail to do
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
shady; underhanded; questionable
showing one's face in public; facing another person
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
to approach; to draw near
strong pressure; heavy pressure
already; now; no longer; not any more
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
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.)
to be at a loss for words
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand