tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
something like ...; something called ...
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
100,000,000; one hundred million
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
until now; so far; up to the present
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to overdo; to do too much
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
when it becomes; when it comes to
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs