center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
match; game; bout; contest
three; three years of age
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
overall victory; championship
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
older sister and younger brother
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
form; method; system; formula
not necessarily so; is not always true
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early (days); initial stage; initial
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
sword skills; swordsmanship
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
abstention; nonparticipation
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't