war; battle; match; game; competition
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to fight to the bitter end
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
club budget; club expense
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
it seems so; that's what it looks like
advance; moving forward; progress
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
end of a match; end of a game
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
graduation ceremony; commencement
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
living in a group; communal living; community life
good performance; good work; great success
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people