winning a prize or place (in a contest)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
being the runner-up; finishing second
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
short-distance race; sprint
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
(someone else's) child; child; kid
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
first match (in a series)
series of battles; successive battles
defense; defence; defensive preparations
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(brute) force; using all one's might
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
different culture; foreign culture
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to escape death; to be saved from death
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile