today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
end of a match; end of a game
decision of a contest; finals
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
such; like that; that sort of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine