to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
prize money; monetary award; reward
large amount of money; great cost
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
match; game; bout; contest
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
naturally; of course; understandably
clanging; empty; deserted
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
minority group (party); minority
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
big man; large man; tall man; giant
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
like a decent person; human
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
hills and fields; hill and dale
personal feelings; self-interest
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds); to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head
to win and advance to the next round