favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
match; game; bout; contest
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
companion; company; tritagonist
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
not counted (in the score); not tallied
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles