beauty contest to name Miss ...
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
according to plan; as planned; on target
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
attack; assault; attempt; try
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
established practice; custom
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
double; twice (as much); twofold
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
good things come to those who wait
prize winner; pennant winner; victor