next (day, morning, etc.); following
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
vitality; energy; dynamism
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
last week; the week before
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
morning training (e.g. before school)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
club activities; extracurricular activities
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
war; battle; match; game; competition
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
intensification; aggravation
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force