participant; entrant; player; competitor
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
transport aircraft; transport plane
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
covered in mud; mud-caked
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
setting a bad example to others
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
one cause; one reason; one factor
northwestern part; the northwest
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...