match; game; bout; contest
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
go on!; right!; here goes!
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
man; male; masculine gender
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
woman; female; feminine gender
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
baseball stadium; ballpark
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
memories; recollections; reminiscence
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in