being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
identification papers; ID
shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
great physical power; animal strength
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
single punch; one-punch attack
awesome; amazing; incredible; a lot; absolutely
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
seniority; precedence; upper seat
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to be infected; to be contagious
calm; composed; leisurely
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
this and that; one thing or another
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to sink (into); to get depressed
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
offense and defense; offence and defence
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
light and darkness; light and shade
draw (in competition); tie game
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to look down on; to make light of
to correct oneself; to restate