match; game; bout; contest
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong