to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
by any means, fair or foul
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
prize money; monetary award; reward
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
specialization; specialisation
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
capable of anything; liable to do
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
proper; right; reasonable
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
audience; attendance; hearers
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
in search of; in order to look for
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to shade an account; to add something extra
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
complete change; about-face
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting