equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
storefront; front of a store
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
prohibited item; banned item
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to be dried out; to be parched
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
advanced level; high grade; senior
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
main force; chief object; mainline
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
runner-up; second (in a race)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
critical point (temperature)
completely relying on others
to run a shop; to have a shop
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
crouch start (in a sprint)
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)