figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
every year; yearly; annually
championship; title (of champion)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
overall victory; championship
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to assemble; to set up; to construct
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
exemption; exoneration; discharge
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
school building; schoolhouse
everywhere; all over; throughout
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour