sales promotion;  hard selling
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 hedge;  fence;  border;  limit
 to cross over;  to cross;  to pass through;  to exceed;  to surpass;  to be more (than)
 bargaining;  haggling;  tactics;  strategy
 here and there;  all around;  everywhere;  to get things in the wrong order (back to front);  to become muddled up
 time;  season;  period;  phase;  stage
 participants;  participating athletes
 adjustment;  regulation;  coordination;  reconciliation;  tuning;  fixing
 whirl of busyness;  flurry of activity;  being rushed off one's feet;  having a very busy time (doing)
 too;  also;  still;  as before;  even so;  either way
 competition;  contest;  rivalry;  competition (between organisms or species)
 fierce (fight, competition, etc.);  severe;  hot;  hard;  bitter;  keen
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 together (with);  at the same time;  in a lump
 common reed (Phragmites australis)
 field;  plain;  prairie;  tundra;  moor;  wilderness
 other people's affairs;  somebody else's problem
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 tune;  tone;  vein;  mood;  condition;  state of health
 to mutter;  to murmur;  to grumble;  to tweet (Twitter)
 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
 festival;  feast;  carnival
 disliked;  hated;  tendency;  smack (of);  distinction;  discrimination
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 to be conspicuous;  to stand out
 character (of a person);  personality;  disposition;  characteristics;  nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
 this way (of doing);  this method;  this sort (of thing);  this type
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 remainder;  remnant;  (not) very;  (not) much;  too much;  excessively
 interest (in something);  curiosity (about something);  zest (for)
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  unowned;  not had;  unique;  not;  impossible
 to aim at (with a weapon, etc.);  to be after (something or someone);  to have an eye on;  to aim for;  to set up as a goal
 to degenerate;  to lapse into
 as expected;  sure enough;  after all (is said and done);  in the end;  too;  also
 like;  similar to;  as with;  in the same way
 to nod;  to bow one's head in assent;  to agree
 north;  the North;  northern territories;  North Korea; (arch.)  north wind
 all;  everything;  entirety;  absolutely (not);  (not) at all;  (none) whatsoever
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 aid;  assistance;  help;  cheering;  rooting (for);  support
 to do;  to undertake;  to send;  to dispatch;  to put;  to move;  to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)