public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
application; request; petition
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
(clenched) fist; knuckles
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to distract a person's attention
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched