to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
freckles; buckwheat chaff
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
communication skills; communication ability
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
match; game; bout; contest
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)