champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
match; game; bout; contest
voting; ballot; poll; vote
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
swift (any bird of family Apodidae); fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus)
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
technical; technological; practical
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be overcome with emotion
a push; another effort; one more effort
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
name recognition; established reputation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
series of battles; successive battles
to join forces with; to cooperate with
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)