interval; break; pause; spare moment
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
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
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
war; battle; match; game; competition
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
with a momentary flash of light
to keep a watchful eye on
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements