best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
narrow margin; slim margin
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
seat at a table; place at a table
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
since when; from when; how long
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to compete with; to vie for
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
being startled; getting a shock
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
a few seconds; several seconds
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look