participation; joining; entry
proposal; proposition; suggestion
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to crouch; to squat; to cower
upper half of the body; upper body
to open (one's eyes) wide
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
the present term; the present session
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
rival; competitor; competition
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
is that so?; I see; right; oh
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)