the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to win and advance to the next round
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
pupil; student; schoolchild
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to raise one's voice; to shout
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...