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amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

2

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

2

powerful person; influential person

5

to have a smattering knowledge of

1

coffee time; tea time; coffee break

1

cooler box; cooler; cool box

1

Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style

1

quarterfinal

6

battle

3

during the war

2

earning the first (runs); preoccupation

1

is that so?

1

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

final game; final games; the finals

1

cupcake; fairy cake

1

to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole

1

victory stand; winners' podium

1

one-game match

1

all-round

1

debut; first appearance

1

winner; victor; conqueror

1

liking something; being partial to something; -phile

1

key card

1

(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring

1

removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to

4

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

6

changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with

1

disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

1

mascot

2

classified information; top secret

1

expansion pack (for a video game, collectable card game, etc.)

1

photostat; photographic plate; photogravure

2

glory; splendour; honour

1

frame in

1

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

1

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

2

battle royal; battle royale (genre)

14

to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

7

consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak

1

bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating

2

after; later

1

opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

2

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

1

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition

1

to work hard at one's lessons

1

Stendhal

14

to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

4

(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

1