official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
authenticity; credibility
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
sympathy; compassion; pity
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
using as an intermediary; through
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
technique; art; skill; move
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to win and advance to the next round
prize money; monetary award; reward
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
auditor; auditing student
application; request; petition
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
one end; an end; part; fragment
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker