participation; joining; entry
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
during; for the duration of
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to win and advance to the next round
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
more than usual; especially; particularly
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
keep up your strength; chin up!
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
extremely; very; really; super; so
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
feeling; sense; impression
the other day; a few days ago
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
unfortunately; regrettably