opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
regular customer; valued client
advance payment; money paid in advance
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to fall from heaven (the sky)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to be tired of looking at
to mistake (A for B); to misread
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
war situation; progress of a battle
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
now that; since; as long as; provided that
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
same generation; one's generation
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
final game; final games; the finals
participants; participating athletes
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
person of culture; cultured person
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
what do you want?; can I help you?
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
end of a match; end of a game