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type of exercise

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aerobics

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sport in which the player shoots arrows at a target using a bow

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archery

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Difficult and unpleasant situations

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Hardships

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Look steadily at sv or sth for a long time

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gaze

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sport in which you move across ice using special boots

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ice skating

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a need / necessity

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Requirement

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very difficult and tests your abilities

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challenging

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difficult

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tough

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game played by two teams using a ball and bat

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baseball

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Game in which a heavy ball is rolled from one end of a wooden alley towards wooden pins set up at the opposite end

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bowling

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sport that involves fighting with fists

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boxing

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activity done by jumping off sth high above the ground whilst attached to a long elastic rope

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bungee jumping

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a difficult situation that demands effort

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challenge

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eager to be more successful than other people

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competitive

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a moving device used for moving on a surface

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Conveyor

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Great in amounts

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extreme

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17
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Lie on or just bellow the surface of liquid

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float

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18
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The state of not being controlled

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freedom

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19
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take sth or pick it up suddenly and roughly, snatch

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grab

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20
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physical exercises performed indoors, often using bars, rings and ropes

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Gymnastics

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21
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to fly with a kite like aircraft

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Hang gliding

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22
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measurement from the bottom to the top of sth

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height

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Of only one person or thing

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individual

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24
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inside a building

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indoor

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25
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physical harm

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Injury

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26
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narrow path on an athletics track which is marked by lines

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lane

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27
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to result in

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lead to

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methods of fighting that come from the Far East, like kung fu and karate

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martial arts

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sth done in the open air, outside

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Outdoor

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30
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a game with guns that fire paint

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paintball

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jumping off a hill or tall building while wearing a special parachute, which allows you to control the way you land

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paragliding

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to need

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require

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33
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activity where people jump out of an aeroplane and float through the sky, sometimes joining with others before pulling their parachutes open

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skydiving

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34
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Sport of moving across the snow in an inflated tube

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Snow tubing

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35
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game for two or four people played in a marked, indoors area by hitting a small ball against a wall

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squash

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36
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Describing something a group of people do

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team

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37
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preparation or education for a sport, an academic subject or a job

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Training

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38
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activity where people travel down a cable suspended above a slope in a harness

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zip lining

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39
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sth that you cannot stop doing

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addictive

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40
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remedy for a snake bite

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anti-snake venom

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41
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a black sticky substance that becomes hard and is used to make roads

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Asphalt

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42
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A flight (n)

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battle

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43
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to try hard to achieve sth difficult (v)

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battle

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44
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To be better than another activity or person

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beat

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45
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extremely cold

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bitterly cold

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46
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a painful red swelling on the skin

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blister

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47
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severe snow storm

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Blizzard

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48
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The limit of a person

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Boundary

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49
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a place on a route where people are stopped and checked

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checkpoint

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50
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A person in a competition

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competitor

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51
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large, important

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considerable

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52
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to make or become deeper

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Deepen

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53
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help sb understand sth better

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deepen understanding

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54
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Without the things necessary for a nice live

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deprivation

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55
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an activity that tests sb's stamina

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endurance event

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56
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whole

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entire

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57
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having no protection from the weather

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Exposed

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58
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The end of a race

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finishing line

59
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small stones used to make road surfaces

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Gravels

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unfriendly

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hostile

61
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the greatest level of sth possible

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limit

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anticipate sth with happiness

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look forward to

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strong-willed

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mentally strong

64
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Drop quickly

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plunge

65
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To have an upper and lower limit

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range

66
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To limit the amount of sth sb can buy

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Ration

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a large mound of sand

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sand dune

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slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun

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Shade

69
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a wooden vehicle for travelling across snow/ice

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sled

70
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To rise quickly

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soar

71
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In a very limited way

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Strictly

72
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area of land

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terrain

73
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An area of land belonging to sb

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Territory

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a very unpleasant experience

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Torture

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the most exciting thing

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Ultimate thrill

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not smooth, bumpy

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Uneven

77
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likely to change suddenly without reason

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Unpredictable

78
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An area of land unsuitable for growing crops, because of bad land or weather conditions

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wilderness

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determination

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willpower

80
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A device that points north

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compass

81
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push your boundaries

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test your limits

82
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Scared, feeling scared

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afraid of

83
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a person who is skilled in a sport

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athlete

84
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In a dangerous situation

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At risk

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A group of people gathered to watch sth

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audience

86
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A broad piece of wood with a long handle used to play cricket and baseball

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Bat

87
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make a loud sound blowing a small metal/object

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blow my whistle

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a person skilled in the sport of boxing

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Boxer

89
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exercise the mass of tissue in one's body

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build up muscles

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to take hold of something

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catch

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A person or team who has won a competition

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Champion

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instructor, tutor

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coach

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A competition

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contest

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An area for playing a game like tennis or basketball

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Court

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a person who rides a bicycle

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cyclist

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to harm, to destroy

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damage

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To be about sth

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deal with

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A player whose main task is to try and stop the other side from scoring

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defender

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a round, plate - like object used in a sport

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discus

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extremely important, absolutely necessary

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essential

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An organised competition

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event

102
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a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit

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group

103
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any type of protection for the head

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headgear

104
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a sport in which athletes try to jump over a bar

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High jump

105
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frames for jumping over in a race

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hurdles

106
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to feel pain after injuring oneself

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Hurt

107
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a long spear used in sports competitions

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Javelin

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very important

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key

109
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a sport in which a person jumps as far forward as they can

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Long jump

110
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leading or central

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main

111
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To not go somewhere or do sth because of being unable

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miss

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Generally

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on the whole

113
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a person who teaches someone how to exercise individually, not in a group

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personal trainer

114
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body power

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Physical strength

115
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An area of ground that is marked and used for playing a game such as baseball, soccer

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pitch

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A particular spot or area

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place

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a feeling of happiness

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pleasure

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Individual mark which is added up to make a total score

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point

119
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a sport in which you use a long stick to jump over a high bar

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pole vault

120
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The place where sth is, in relation to sth else

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position

121
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a small area of still water

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pool

122
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the small rubber disc in a game of ice hockey

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puck

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keep sth to be used at a later time, save

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put aside

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to delay doing something until later

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put off

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to get dressed in sth

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put on

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to tolerate

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put up with

127
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an official who controls a sports event and ensures rules are followed

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Referee

128
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a type of race where you pass sth from one person to another

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relay

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to take sth away

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remove

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A place where boxing or wrestling takes place

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ring

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a large area covered with ice for ice skating, or concrete for roller skating

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rink

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To achieve a number or an amount of points

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score

133
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To throw a ball of shuttlecock up and hit it to start a game

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serve

134
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a small object used in the game of badminton, which is rounded at one end and has real or artificial feathers fixed to the other end

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Shuttlecock

135
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A large group of people sharing laws, traditions etc

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Society

136
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Sb who watches a sport event

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Spectator

137
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A group of people who do sth together, especially a sport

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team

138
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To move the hand quickly and let the object you are holding go so that it flies through the air

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throw

139
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A sports competition

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Tournament

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a narrow road or path

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track

141
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A person whose job is to make sure that a sports match ( e. g. baseball, cricket, tennis) is played fairly and that ruled are not broken

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umpire

142
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a person watching television

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viewer

143
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To achieve a prize for coming first in a competition or race

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win

144
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someone who is successful in a competition

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winner