one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
the whole village; all the villages (in an area)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
going through; going via; going by way of
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
questionnaire; survey; poll
deep regret; great disappointment
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
difference; variation; difference
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
narrow margin; slim margin
go on!; right!; here goes!
final game; final games; the finals
impression; strong belief; conviction
to become better; to improve
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
step; stride; counter for steps
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses