provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
trauma (usu. psychological)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
imagination; supposition; guess
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
present continuous tense; present progressive form
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
white circle; white star; victory mark
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous