first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
war; battle; match; game; competition
overall victory; championship
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all