to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
choice; selection; option
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(sports) commentator; play-by-play announcer; Let's Player; Let's Play gamer
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
open-weight (unclassified) division (category)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
participant; entrant; player; competitor
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
outside the country; abroad
one by one; one after another; successively
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4