national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
overall victory; championship
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
selection; choice; picking out
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
repechage; revival series
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to win and advance to the next round
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
how; in what way; how about
team competition; team game
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fight against; to oppose; to face
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to appease; to suppress; to calm
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve