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decision of a contest; finals (in sports)

4

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

to skin; to peel

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

2

news; word; tidings; omen

1

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

7

not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

fluke; chance; pure luck

2

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

1

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

1

(once) again

2

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

1

to win and advance to the next round

5

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

to appear on the stage

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

prize-winner

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

2

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

2

participants; participating athletes

2

to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

dark horse

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

iris

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almost; roughly; approximately

3

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

2

exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit

3

first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

2

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

2

regret; repentance

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously

1

decision; determination

1

training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video)

4

entrance; admission; entering

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

2

in the same way as; just like

1