event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to carry out one's mission
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
without permission; without notice
note (letter) left behind; will
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
entertainment; amusement; fun
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
support; backing; patronage
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
non-player character; NPC
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
racial discrimination; racism
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
not necessarily so; is not always true
to cultivate a better understanding
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
standing firm; holding out