arrangements; preparations
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to win and advance to the next round
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
trial; judgement; judgment
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
river; stream; River; the ... river
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
situation; state of things; current affairs
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
land of the gods; Japan; China
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to gain strength; to have energy
cardiotonic agent; cardiac stimulant; heart stimulant; cardiotonic; cardiotonic drug
administration (of medicine); giving medication
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)