escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
several people; a few people
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to take command; to give direction
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to form a group; to form a bunch
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
one large ...; a great ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
marking; grading; scoring
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
nonparticipation; nonattendance