prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
basket; basketball; basket cloth
heap; pile; stack; full measure
please enjoy (the food); dig in; bon appétit
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
likability; favorability; popularity
rising; ascending; climbing
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
three; three years of age
rating; ranking; grading; classification
winner; victor; conqueror
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
as expected; as predicted
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
special training; intensive training; crash course
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read