preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
final game; final games; the finals
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
steady advance; carrying all before one
mission; delegation; transmission
number; number plate; license plate
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
complete victory; total victory
loud shout; excited cheering
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to maintain; to continue to have
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
preservation; retainment; keeping
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
making practical; making useful; implementing
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
adverse circumstances; adversity
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust