little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
food and drink; eating and drinking
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
match; game; bout; contest
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
audience; spectator; spectators
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
chance (of success); odds
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
trivial; not amounting to much
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size