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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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Lie on or just bellow the surface of liquid
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float
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The state of not being controlled
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freedom
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take sth or pick it up suddenly and roughly, snatch
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grab
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physical exercises performed indoors, often using bars, rings and ropes
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Gymnastics
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to fly with a kite like aircraft
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Hang gliding
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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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inside a building
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indoor
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physical harm
Injury
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narrow path on an athletics track which is marked by lines
lane
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to result in
lead to
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methods of fighting that come from the Far East, like kung fu and karate
martial arts
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sth done in the open air, outside
Outdoor
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a game with guns that fire paint
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
paragliding
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to need
require
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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
skydiving
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Sport of moving across the snow in an inflated tube
Snow tubing
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game for two or four people played in a marked, indoors area by hitting a small ball against a wall
squash
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Describing something a group of people do
team
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preparation or education for a sport, an academic subject or a job
Training
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activity where people travel down a cable suspended above a slope in a harness
zip lining
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sth that you cannot stop doing
addictive
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remedy for a snake bite
anti-snake venom
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a black sticky substance that becomes hard and is used to make roads
Asphalt
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A flight (n)
battle
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to try hard to achieve sth difficult (v)
battle
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To be better than another activity or person
beat
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extremely cold
bitterly cold
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a painful red swelling on the skin
blister
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severe snow storm
Blizzard
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The limit of a person
Boundary
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a place on a route where people are stopped and checked
checkpoint
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A person in a competition
competitor
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large, important
considerable
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to make or become deeper
Deepen
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help sb understand sth better
deepen understanding
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Without the things necessary for a nice live
deprivation
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an activity that tests sb's stamina
endurance event
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whole
entire
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having no protection from the weather
Exposed
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The end of a race
finishing line
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small stones used to make road surfaces
Gravels
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unfriendly
hostile
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the greatest level of sth possible
limit
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anticipate sth with happiness
look forward to
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strong-willed
mentally strong
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Drop quickly
plunge
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To have an upper and lower limit
range
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To limit the amount of sth sb can buy
Ration
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a large mound of sand
sand dune
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slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun
Shade
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a wooden vehicle for travelling across snow/ice
sled
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To rise quickly
soar
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In a very limited way
Strictly
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area of land
terrain
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An area of land belonging to sb
Territory
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a very unpleasant experience
Torture
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the most exciting thing
Ultimate thrill
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not smooth, bumpy
Uneven
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likely to change suddenly without reason
Unpredictable
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An area of land unsuitable for growing crops, because of bad land or weather conditions
wilderness
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determination
willpower
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A device that points north
compass
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push your boundaries
test your limits
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Scared, feeling scared
afraid of
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a person who is skilled in a sport
athlete
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In a dangerous situation
At risk
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A group of people gathered to watch sth
audience
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A broad piece of wood with a long handle used to play cricket and baseball
Bat
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make a loud sound blowing a small metal/object
blow my whistle
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a person skilled in the sport of boxing
Boxer
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exercise the mass of tissue in one's body
build up muscles
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to take hold of something
catch
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A person or team who has won a competition
Champion
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instructor, tutor
coach
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A competition
contest
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An area for playing a game like tennis or basketball
Court
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a person who rides a bicycle
cyclist
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to harm, to destroy
damage
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To be about sth
deal with
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A player whose main task is to try and stop the other side from scoring
defender
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a round, plate - like object used in a sport
discus
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extremely important, absolutely necessary
essential
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An organised competition
event
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a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit
group
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any type of protection for the head
headgear
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a sport in which athletes try to jump over a bar
High jump
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frames for jumping over in a race
hurdles
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to feel pain after injuring oneself
Hurt
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a long spear used in sports competitions
Javelin
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very important
key
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a sport in which a person jumps as far forward as they can
Long jump
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leading or central
main
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To not go somewhere or do sth because of being unable
miss
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Generally
on the whole
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a person who teaches someone how to exercise individually, not in a group
personal trainer
114
body power
Physical strength
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An area of ground that is marked and used for playing a game such as baseball, soccer
pitch
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A particular spot or area
place
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a feeling of happiness
pleasure
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Individual mark which is added up to make a total score
point
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a sport in which you use a long stick to jump over a high bar
pole vault
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The place where sth is, in relation to sth else
position
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a small area of still water
pool
122
the small rubber disc in a game of ice hockey
puck
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keep sth to be used at a later time, save
put aside
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to delay doing something until later
put off
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to get dressed in sth
put on
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to tolerate
put up with
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an official who controls a sports event and ensures rules are followed
Referee
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a type of race where you pass sth from one person to another
relay
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to take sth away
remove
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A place where boxing or wrestling takes place
ring
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a large area covered with ice for ice skating, or concrete for roller skating
rink
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To achieve a number or an amount of points
score
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To throw a ball of shuttlecock up and hit it to start a game
serve
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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
Shuttlecock
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A large group of people sharing laws, traditions etc
Society
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Sb who watches a sport event
Spectator
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A group of people who do sth together, especially a sport
team
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To move the hand quickly and let the object you are holding go so that it flies through the air
throw
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A sports competition
Tournament
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a narrow road or path
track
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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
umpire
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a person watching television
viewer
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To achieve a prize for coming first in a competition or race
win
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someone who is successful in a competition
winner
