strength; power; proficiency; ability
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to pile up; to accumulate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
set point (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
regular game; regular-season game
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
solution; solution strategy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
had better ...; had better not ...
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
method; process; manner; way; means; technique