major cause	main reason
lazing about	rest/linger
diversion	Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains
hold up	carry the weight of
wind down	to relax
draw back	to retreat(wycofywać się)
peter out	diminish gradually
change of scene	go to another location
thrive	benefit
bar	drążek w gimnastyce (horizontal bar)
armbands	rękawki
spanner	klucz francuski
bait	przynęta
tripod	statyw
take part in	participate
appeal to sb	to please or attract someone
be cut out for	be into sth
dead keen	interested in
beneficial	advantageous
raise money	collect money
to sponsor sb	finances a project
amuse sb	interest very much
gasp for breath	to labor for one's breath
panting	quick breaths
plod along	to progress at a very slow stedy rate
settle down	To become calm or composed, To begin living a stable and orderly life
struggle	to try hard to do something
straggler	someone who is going more slowly than other people
go off	become worse
suffer from	experience unpleasnt
personal best	ones best record
surprass	be better than
broke the record	surpass
on standby	available to be used if needed in a particular situation
on duty	working at that moment
be bitten by the bug	get the temptation/passion for
catch up with someone	to begin to have an effect on someone
a bare	very few
shamateur	a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
governing bodies	institutions that are responsible for given areas of sport,life
turn a blind eye to	to ignore something and pretend you do not see it
doer	a person or thing that does something or acts in a specified manner
strive	to make a lot of effort to achieve something
oar	wiosło
row	wiosłować
draw	remis
knock off ( the board)	to strike
knock out	defeat a player/team
runner-up	a person or team that does not win a competition or race but is second, or is close to winning
took on	met( in sports)
took up	start doing sth
board of directors	people governing in a given place
chute	a tube or a smooth narrow open surface that people or things slide down
low gear	slow progress
low in confidence	not self-confident
low turnout for sth	little interest
tread water	to stay upright in deep water by moving your legs and arms so that your head stays out of the water
tread down	cover
tread on	to walk or step on someone or something
turn around	change of situation
show a turn of speed	show possibilities