tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
match; game; bout; contest
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
elliptical shape; oval shape
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
ramification; branching off
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)
to win and advance to the next round
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
decision of a contest; finals
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
street; quarter; district; area
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
first match (in a series)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal