to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
match; game; bout; contest
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
decoration; ornament; trimmings
prohibition; inhibition; ban
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
tradition; legend; folklore
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
serious; not joking; straight
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation