to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
world; society; people; the public
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
severe; strict; tough; hard
as you see; as you can see
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
until now; so far; up to the present
adviser; advisor; consultant
the other day; a few days ago
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to compete with; to vie for
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
image; figure; figure; form; image
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
hard (life); tough (world)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint