contest of strength; trial of strength
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
second day of the month; two days
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
lacuna (anatomical cavity or depression)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
(political) power; authority; influence
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
verbal message; word (from someone)
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
talk; recital; narration; topic
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly