point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
final game; final games; the finals
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
grappling firmly; being locked together
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
fierce fight; close contest
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
an old man's indiscretions
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to come to an end; to close the curtain
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
as a child; when one was a child
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer