training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
climax; peak; zenith; apex
beyond one's means or position
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
one large ...; a great ...
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.); roadside restaurant; rest stop
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
resolute; determined; bold
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
centre; center; center fielder
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show