fierce fight; close contest
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to gain a victory; to win
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
excellent; superb; first-rate
example; illustration; precedent
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
(in) her way; peculiar to her
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
(battery) charger; AC adapter
totally willing; fully motivated
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
cesspool; sink; manure sink
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
opposition party; the opposition
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to badger; to pester; to beg
to dash off; to write freely
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
along the road; along the way
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits