home area; home town; local
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
conquest; domination; mastery
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to unfold; to unroll; to open
heading; header (in soccer); butting (in boxing)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
how others look at you; what others think about you
end of a match; end of a game
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
quarterfinal round; quarterfinals
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
being the runner-up; finishing second
to have a bitter experience
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)