numbered tag; numbered ticket
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
one by one; in detail; minutely
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
person of high rank or position
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
participant; entrant; player; competitor
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
how others look at you; what others think about you