to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be able to manage somehow or another
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
had better ...; had better not ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to watch over; to watch attentively
father; dad; husband; you; he
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
you (plural); all of you; you all
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding