favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
second (unit of time); arc second
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
continuation; succession; series
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to worry about the future
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
minimum; at the very least
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
witnessing; observing; sighting
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
successively; one after another
to appear all together; to be all present
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
proper; right; reasonable
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
loud shout; excited cheering
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
outside of; not covered by
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky