region; limits; stage; level
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
deep emotion; strong feelings
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
free (of charge); gratuitous
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
loser; defeated person; the defeated
decision; settlement; definition
individual medley (swimming)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
swimming ability; swimming ability certification
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)