festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
decision of a contest; finals
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
athlete's oath of fair play
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to fall in love (with); to love
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to name; to call; to christen; to term
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
space; interval; space character; whitespace
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge