national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
bright person; talented student; prodigy
stopping at; going no further than
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
physical condition; state of health; shape
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
being up to the person himself
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to be fated; to be linked by fate
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration