(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
according to plan; as planned; on target
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
wild pitch; wild throw; throwing error
resolute; determined; bold
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
condition; situation; prospects
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to underrate; to make light of
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
point spread; point difference
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing