winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
repechage; revival series
practice; practising; training; study
number of votes obtained (polled)
to overcharge; to rip off
winner-takes-all (system)
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
deadly serious; deadly earnest
perfect; complete; flawless
according to plan; as planned; on target
dispute; argument; contention
publication of results; announcement of results
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to win and advance to the next round
secretariat; executive office
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to win and advance to the next round
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
being left out; being ostracized
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people