participants; participating athletes
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
drop of water; polka dots
flare skirt; flared skirt
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
raw materials; ingredients
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
besides; in addition; also; moreover
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
one person; another name; nickname; alias
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
not necessarily so; is not always true
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)