guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
final game; final games; the finals
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
comeback victory; comeback
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
to leap back; to jump back
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
determination; conviction
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
great difference; major mistake
to turn into a state of feverish mood
total; sum total; total amount
to be hot on a person's heels
one example of (when there are more examples)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
association; society; organization; organisation
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher