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selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

5

complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

1

band; belt

3

live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive

1

rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks

4

musical instrument

4

to stretch out

1

girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski

1

Ignaz

71

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

2

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

2

powerful person; influential person

5

to have a smattering knowledge of

1

coffee time; tea time; coffee break

1

cooler box; cooler; cool box

1

Japan and Europe

1

quarterfinal

6

battle

3

earning the first (runs); preoccupation

1

is that so?

1

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

final game; final games; the finals

1

cupcake; fairy cake

1

to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole

1

victory stand; winners' podium

1

one-game match

1

all-round

1

debut; first appearance

1

winner; victor; conqueror

1

liking something; being partial to something; -phile

1

public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding

1

removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone

4

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

6

changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with

1

disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

1

mascot

2

classified information; top secret

1

expansion pack (for a video game, collectable card game, etc.)

1

photostat; photographic plate; photogravure

2

glory; splendour; honour

1

frame in

1

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

1

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

2

battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)

14

to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

7

consecutive victories; series of victories

1

seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers

2

after; later

1

opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

2