spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
ring; playing field; stadium
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to be perturbed; to be agitated
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
offense and defense; offence and defence
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
silence; stillness; quietness
audience; spectator; spectators
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
ratio; proportion; percentage
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
post; official position; managerial position; executive position