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rival; competition

3

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

1

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

1

monitor lizard

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

2

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

2

fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

1

president (of a society); chairman

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

1

apology

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

2

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

anyhow; in any case

1

audience; spectator; spectators

4

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

how old?; what age?

1

several years; a few years

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

that sort of; like that

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

1

roughly

6

precocious; precocious child

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

3

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

(romantic) love

2

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

2

to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

first love; puppy love

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

2

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

1

illumination; lighting

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

stretch

2

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

2

roll

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1