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participant; entrant

2

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

3

beautiful woman; (a) beauty

1

transfer student; student changing schools

2

like that; that way

2

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance

2

to drink up; to drain (cup)

2

game; match; contest

3

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

nonstop

1

drinking party; get-together

1

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

1

corner; nook

4

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

1

to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

1

corner of one's eye

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

2

league; federation; union; alliance

2

assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

relatively; comparatively

1

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

kitchen; financial situation

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

5

to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

cruelty; hard-heartedness

1

pace

1

to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

2

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

2

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

1

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1

painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

5

washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

1

gargling; rinsing one's mouth

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

3

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

1

a certain ...

2

four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner

2

one-to-one; one-on-one

2

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

maid

17

touting; tout; barker; pander

1

sweeping and cleaning

3

part-time employer; place where one works part-time

3

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

2

broom

1

cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

2