mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
time; season; period; phase; stage
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
food and drink; eating and drinking
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
climax; peak; zenith; apex
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
participation; joining; entry; adherence
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
not worth considering; out of the question
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap