match; game; bout; contest
next match; next game; next contest
overall victory; championship
fierce fight; close contest
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
society; company; the public; the world
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
be on your guard!; take care!
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
unexpected result; upset; surprise
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to wash away; to rinse off
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)