(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
final game; final games; the finals
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
pupil; student; schoolchild
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
although I say; although one might say; although called
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink