first match (in a series)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
military or naval register; muster roll
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to be born; to come into this world
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to talk to oneself; to mutter
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
tournament; knockout competition
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
armed forces; military; troops
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
authority; power; influence
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to make a success in life
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
this is why; this means; it is the case that
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently