sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
ultimate; ultimate (sport); ultimate frisbee
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
prize money; monetary award; reward
100,000; hundred thousand
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
large amount of money; great cost
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
first time; first; initial
king; monarch; ruler; champion
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
body; group; party; company; troupe
election; selection; choice
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
heating; application of heat
fever (state of excitement)
unveiling; debut; introduction
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
very popular; highly favoured
tool; implement; means; furniture
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
craving for the limelight
entertainment; amusement; fun
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
when; how soon; how long until
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue