sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
match; game; bout; contest
results; record; grades; marks
much less; to say nothing of
several years; a few years
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be remembered; to go down in history
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
from the viewpoint of; according to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject