to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
war; battle; match; game; competition
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hitting the ball squarely
until now; so far; up to the present
these guys; these fellows
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
reality; actuality; hard fact
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
victory or defeat; match; contest; game