participant; entrant; player; competitor
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
freely; frankly; without reserve
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
rival; competitor; competition
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to begin talking; to open up
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)