to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
match; game; bout; contest
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
absolute obedience; complete submission
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
scene; sight; scenario; setting
war situation; progress of a battle
draw (in competition); tie game
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
soccer club (at a school); football club
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to take back; to recapture
defense (esp. in sports); defence
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
treating someone like a child
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
through pass; through ball
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
end of a match; end of a game
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)