pay-your-own-way (party, etc.)
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
no side (rugby); full time; end of game; post-fight mutual praise; reconciling
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order
championship race; struggle for victory
community-based; local-based
rival (company); competitor
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
vertically structured society
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
color of water after washing rice (colour)
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
sampling a drink; tasting
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
difficult problem; challenge