more than usual; especially; particularly
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to gain a victory; to win
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
second-hand shop; curio shop
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)