ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
not limited to; not just ...
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
sense of values; values; value system
track and field; athletics
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
one's personal opinion or views
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent