award ceremony; prize-giving
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
so; therefore; and; (and) then
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
manners and customs; folkways; usage
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right