athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to be worried; to be troubled
percent; per cent; percentage
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
intimacy; affection; familiarity
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
match; game; bout; contest
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
victim; injured party; sufferer
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be made angry; to fly into a rage
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change