decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
never mind!; don't worry about it
to comfort; to console; to amuse
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident