succeeding; following; trailing; next
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
difference; variation; difference
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
deciding the winner from a photo
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
idiomatic expression; idiom; fixed expression
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to join forces with; to cooperate with
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious