participation; joining; entry
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
congratulation; celebration
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create