المفردات

· the contestant you hope to defeat

he had respect for his rivals

· surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

I was floored when I heard that I was promoted

· create by putting components or members together

She pieced a quilt

· break down, literally or metaphorically

The wall collapsed

· be relevant to

There were lots of questions referring to her talk

· oppose, as in hostility or a competition

You must confront your opponent

· permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

dense smoke

· the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

it was beneath his dignity to cheat

· serving as an essential component

a cardinal rule

· someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

Mozart was a child genius

· aim at

level criticism or charges at somebody

· in a literal sense

literally translated

· leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

he threw himself on the mercy of the court

· in a foreign country

markets abroad

· fix or determine the value of; assign a value to

value the jewelry and art work in the estate

· cut into pieces with repeated blows

Chop wood

· with flat sails

sail flat against the wind

· exercise authority over; as of nations

Who is governing the country now?

· characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

an understanding friend

· a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others

· separated into parts or pieces

opinions are divided

· an association of criminals

police tried to break up the gang

· of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

an expansive lifestyle

· bulge outward

His eyes popped