errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
leader; central personage
to call out; to ask someone to come
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
deciding match; play-off; runoff
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
to shake; to waver; to tremble
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to complain; to lodge a complaint
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
first match (in a series)
match; game; bout; contest
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
supplementary explanation
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up