apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride
we have a result!; game over!; match!
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
as one had hoped; as one wishes
brand-new article; new item
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
series of battles; successive battles
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
contradiction; inconsistency
to squint (one eye); to narrow
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
being the only loser; losing by oneself
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
within the year; before the year is out
accumulation; accumulate; store