broad; vast; boundless; wide
difference between the finishing times of two competitors in a race (expressed in lengths in horse racing); winning margin
flying race (between pigeons)
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
graded race; high-stakes race
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman
paternal line; father's side of the family
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
waste meat; meat scraps; offal
adopted parents; temporarily assumed parents
good position; favourable situation
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
to vie with one's opponent
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up