leaving a club; quitting a club
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
wounded person; injured person
genuine; authentic; true; real
(period of) a year; during an era
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
article; news story; report; account
adverse circumstances; adversity
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
moving tale; impressive tale
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
loser; defeated person; the defeated
password; watchword; motto; slogan
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to bring; to take; to bring about
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
coexistence; living together
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
preservation; retainment; keeping
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
again; once more; a second time
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst