to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
founder; originator; pioneer
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
ordinary person; untitled individual
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
secret art; the mysteries
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
dry field farming; dry field crop
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
the following week; the next week
bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie
to lose money; to spend money
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
every day and every night; day after day; daily
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
hills and fields; hill and dale
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
winner-takes-all (system)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely