candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to become pale; to turn pale
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
bad cooking; bad food; sadness at seeing the happiness of others
not yet known; unknown; strange
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
elementary; basic; rudimentary
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
perfect; complete; flawless
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
every person; every mouth; every entrance
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
how many people; a number of people
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to spread; to be propagated
silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")