opening game; (season) opener
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
engineering firm; contractor
regular game; regular-season game
end of a match; end of a game
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
working adult; full-fledged member of society
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
mass communication; mass media
together; at the same time; same; identical