intimacy; friendship; familiarity
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
the right person in the right place
push-up (exercise); press-up
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
in history; ever; historical
eating; bite (in fishing)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
overall victory; championship
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
audience; spectator; spectators
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support