prize winner; pennant winner; victor
very likely; very probable
to win and advance to the next round
to compete with; to vie for
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to cause a person trouble
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind