chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
paid vacation; paid holiday
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
embodiment; realization; materialization
to pierce through; to break through
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
primary school; elementary school; grade school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to express (in words); to confess
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)