sports ground; sports oval
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
going into battle; departure for the front
indicate reason; infers some protest
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(social) position; status
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to amuse oneself; to make merry
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
just because; even if; even though
sudden death; sudden-death (playoff); golden goal playoff
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
though; notwithstanding; although
to face; to go towards; to head towards
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard