same score; deadlock; tie; draw
abuse; misuse; perversion
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
one's post; place of work; workplace
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
secret; private; surreptitious
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
marshland; wetland; swampland
hooting; jeering; heckling
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
family-oriented; familial
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
growth stock; person with future promise
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
list of marks; list of grades
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
final game; final games; the finals