stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
decision of a contest; finals
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
Colosseum (amphitheatre in Rome)
elliptical shape; oval shape
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
construction; architecture (of buildings)
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
ordinary citizen; the general public
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time