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to abandon

cancels

athlete

sportsman

athletic

muscular

baton

stick / rod

bathing suit

bathing costume / swimsuit / swimming trunks / bikini

boxing

sparring

bruised

discoloured / black and blue

championship

world cup

compete

battle / challenge

competitive

rivalry / determination

counterfeit

false / fake

court

tennis court / basketball court

course

track / circuit

to defeat

to beat

defence

protection / guarding

to disqualify

to suspend

foul

unfair

half-time

break / rest

injury

wound

league

for example / Jupiler Pro League / the Premier League

opponent

rival / competitor

a punch

a hit / a knock

sore

painful / hurt / aching

spectators

sports fan / observer

to strain

to pull

strength

power / muscle / force

to tear

to pull

tournament

competition / contest

to twist

to sprain

victory

triumph

pride

belief in oneself

stand out

outstanding

to assist

to help / to aid

to attempt

to try

bandages

compress

be head over heels in love

be smitten

beginning

start

benefit

advantage

brave

bold / courageous

concern

worried

crack

to tear

depressed

to feel down

disaster

tragedy

fortunate

blessed / in luck

go crazy

to lose his mind / to go bananas

hardly

barely

in progress

under way / taking place

to interrupt

to disturb

premises

property / establisment

prevent

to put a stop to

priority

primary issue / first concern

to regret

be sorry about

relief

ease / comfort

scandal

outrageous behaviour

to stomp

to stamp / to kick

to storm off

getting up and go

stubborn

headstrong

take something in

to realise something

to trim

to cut / to mow

urge

desire / wish / longing / yearning

violence

brute force

wealth

riches / luxury

to graduate

something that we don’t do at stamina because teachers don’t have chairs

scholarship

qualification

belong

be owned by / be in the hands of / be the possession of

divorce

separation / break-up

divorce

to end one’s marriage

effort

work / do one’s best

essential

necessary

to exclaim

to yell / to scream / to call out

extent

degree / scale / level

for good

permanently

to gawk

to gaze / to stare

to giggle

to smirk

ingrained

below ground / sunken / subterrain

invest

to put money into

lately

not long ago / recently / in the past few days

to obey

do what someone says / take orders from

set about

start / get going onto

to snore

to breathe heavily

extent

reach

to stink

to smell bad

to fire

to dismiss / to give the sack to / to sack

complicated

difficult / hard to read

deliberate

on purpose

get in touch

contact

to go wrong

to backfire

make your blood boil

made her very angry

modest

humble

pregnant

is having a child / expecting / with a baby on the way

to be through with

to be done with

wage

salary

to fire

to let go / to lay off / to give somebody their notice

application

solicitation

deliberate

intended / calculated

entire

whole / complete / total / full

ever since

from that day on

to forgive

to excuse / to aquit

it will be a blast

have a great time / have a lot of fun

lit

to fire up / to light up