breaking down; defeating; abolishing
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
audience; spectator; spectators
to gather; to collect; to assemble
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
interested person; volunteer; supporter
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
deuce (tennis, cards, dice, etc.)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
strategy meeting; council of war
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith