reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
wandering; roaming; drifting
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
there is nothing; having nothing
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to try to do; to attempt to do
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
practice game; practice match
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
(not) even once; (not) ever
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
playing style (in games, sport, etc.); style of play
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
club activities; extracurricular activities
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate