favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
by means of; due to; because of; according to
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
head of the student council; president of the student council
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
voting; ballot; poll; vote
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
unfairness; injustice; partiality
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
decision of a contest; finals
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
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
two classes; double; two sets
deciding match; play-off; runoff
in the morning; during the morning