international game; international match
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
enhancing national prestige; expanding national influence
succession; continuation; series; sequence
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
even if nothing else; more than anything else
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
co-sleeping; sleeping together
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
call; summons; convening; convocation
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself