preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
very much; exceedingly; extremely
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(someone else's) child; child; kid
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...