favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to discuss; to talk together
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to talk; to chat; to chatter
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
because of; owing to; due to
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
in the meanwhile; during the time
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself