to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
all-night vigil over a body; wake
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
this school; the school in question
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
way of speaking; intimation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
point spread; point difference
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
overall victory; championship
irrational (line of) argument
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
from the viewpoint of; according to
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
before an event takes place
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
cheering group; cheering squad
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
winning by an ippon; winning by a point