fanfare; flourish of trumpets
competing; competition; auction
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
betting ticket; betting slip
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
track and field; athletics
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
rendezvous (with a romantic partner); date; rendezvous (of two spacecraft)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
premature joy; short-lived elation
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to teach; to take a teaching job
cramming (e.g. for an exam)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
someone (something) not to be trifled with
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject