Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 38 shortlived 35 relishing 33 fortnight 32 overawed 31 downcast 31 subdued 31 dismal 31 plain sailing 31 elation 31 nervy 30 winless 30 mood 30 humiliating defeat 30 muted 30 shell shocked 30 foregone conclusion 30 uphill task 30 reigning champions 30 afterwards 30 unknown quantity 30 dejected 29 nail biting 29 bitter pill 29 disappointment 29 jubilation 29 within whisker 29 tense 29 euphoria 29 tenterhooks 29 despondency 29 sidelined 29 hungrier 29 underachieved 29 distant memory 29 dampener 29 euphoric 29 lackluster 29 buoyant 28 disappointing 28 markedly 28 dampened 28 triumphant 28 Achilles injury 28 eventful 28 keener 28 uphill struggle 28 fiercer 28 smarting 28 bitterly disappointed 28 rued 28 gripped 28 ankle injury 28 upbeat mood 28 humiliating 28 debutants 28 niggle 28 deflating 27 augurs 27 Delighted 27 agony 27 curtain raiser 27 unruffled 27 unsurprising 27 mere formality 27 sullen 27 frustrating 27 pessimistic 27 dour 27 unsettled 27 glum 27 atmosphere 27 dressing room 27 hardly surprising 27 unconvincing 26 dispiriting 26 fancied 26 attractive proposition 26 drubbing 26 bleaker 26 unsettle 26 confidence booster 26 capitulation 26 outclassed 26 crestfallen 26 inconsolable 26 unlucky 26 vociferous 26 demoralizing 26 pleasant surprise 26 unlikely 26 dominating 26 consolation 26 enthralling 26 tantalizingly close 26 jubilant 26 undoubted 26 optimistic 26 seething 26 sulking 25 keen 25 tactician