prize winner; pennant winner; victor
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
match; game; bout; contest
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
skill; dexterity; master hand
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to look away; to avert one's eyes
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
all (there is); as long as there is
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
gazing at (in wonderment)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to increase; to add to; to augment
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
gossip; corner of the mouth
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion