gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to distract one's attention
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
thorough; exhaustive; complete
by all means; at all costs
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
even if; even though; wow
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
putting one's heart and soul into each pitch
opponent's side of court (in tennis, etc.)
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
decision of a contest; finals
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs