Bout and Performance

Bout

Bout noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Performance and bout are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Performance" instead a noun "Bout".

Performance noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.

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Bout and performance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bout" instead a noun "Performance".

good	good bout	good performance
special	special bout	special performance
similar	similar bout	similar performance
usual	usual bout	usual performance
Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, big, intense, bad, horrible, disastrous, famous, early, legendary, next, last, said, impromptu, recent.

Keep in mind, Ippo never worries about his performance in a bout because he has complete faith in his coach's ability.

Source: Manga / Hajime no Ippo
He was one of the first English voice actors to perform as Goku, but he is quite embarrassed of his performance in Dragonball GT: Final Bout.

Source: Creator / Steve Blum
In modern practice, these scars are seen more as a sign of poor performance than a sign of manliness, as the goal of a Mensur is to parry each incoming hit and more often than not, a bout ends after a certain number of rounds without anyone having incurred a scar.

Source: Dueling Scar

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