participant; entrant; player; competitor
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
recommendation; referral; endorsement
unfortunately; regrettably
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
class; heading; group; category
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
participants; participating athletes
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to spend time (on doing something)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment