first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
IQ; intelligence quotient
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
match; game; bout; contest
thorough; exhaustive; complete
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
form; method; system; formula
participants; participating athletes
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
ten; 10; ten years of age
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to be too numerous; to be too much