superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
until now; so far; up to the present
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
debut match; debut fight; debut race
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
semifinalists; final four (in a tournament)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
senior high school student
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point