declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be embarrassed; to lose face
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
border (between countries); national border
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
one by one; one at a time; in turn
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
romantic; spicy; coquettish
pleased to make your acquaintance
supplementary explanation
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.