to win and advance to the next round
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
small number; few; minority
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
audience; spectator; spectators
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to have a talk; to tell a story
to become red; to redden; to blush
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
fresco; mural; wall painting