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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

5

to grumble; to complain

3

to turn against; to become an enemy

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

3

to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out

1

full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)

2

equilibrium; good balance; poise

2

deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

1

loser; the defeated

2

performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling

1

hug

6

to be overcome with emotion

1

final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)

1

participants; participating athletes

4

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

1

walking; going on foot

3

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

4

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

15

being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

4

unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved

2

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy

1

to knock down; to defeat

12

stroke of sword

2

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

3

winner; victor; conqueror

1

to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

1

sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

7

to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

3

high rating; good reputation

1

eulogy; compliment

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

2

role; duty; position; part

3

to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

4

to collide; to clash

15

(team) pairings; match-ups

6

so-and-so; who?; which people?

4

individual match; single game

1

support; backing; patronage

2

hardness and softness

1

reference; allusion

2

suggestion; hint; implication

2

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

12

inevitable; necessary

4