feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
prize winner; recipient of a prize (or award); awardee
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
try-hard award; consolation prize
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
university of arts; arts college
joint together; opposite; facing
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
as much as one can; as much as possible
what time; (lit.) which hour
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to listen again; to ask again
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish