indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to win after tough bidding
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
end; close; finish; termination
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
returning to the competition (after a loss); comeback (from defeat); being reinstated; repechage; second-chance match
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to become frayed; to become loose
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to become clear; to be made public