beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
first match (in a series)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
special training; intensive training; crash course
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
only; merely; but; no more than
genius; prodigy; natural gift
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
victory stand; winners' podium
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
hard worker; hardworking person
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
should; must; -able; probably; likely
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
not necessarily so; is not always true
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
besides; in addition; also; moreover