esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
upset victory; come-from-behind victory
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
narrow margin; slim margin
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
naked eye; the physical eye
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
first place; head position; leading position
to encamp; to take up positions
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
propulsive power; driving force
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
victory stand; winners' podium
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
head of the student council; president of the student council
at someone's (something's) mercy
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
new student; freshman; first-year student
physical strength; muscle strength
exploitation; overuse; abuse
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph