obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
prize money; monetary award; reward
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
grudge; complaint; reproach
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
debut match; debut fight; debut race
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
consecutive victories; series of victories
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
outside of one's area of expertise
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
overall victory; championship
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to have a smattering knowledge of
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to cut corners; to be shoddy