traditional; customary; conventional
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
third-year student; third-year pupil
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
noted product; local specialty
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to try out the food at various restaurants
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
local rule; house rule; ground rule
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim