cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
otherwise; or else; if not
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
cheering song; supporters' song
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
please; somehow or other; one way or another
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
semifinal game of a tournament
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
form; shape; figure; visage
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
surely (not); certainly (not)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful