health management; health maintenance; health care
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
form; method; system; formula
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
pupil; student; schoolchild
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
participants; participating athletes
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
odds and ends; all; every
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
married woman; another's wife
(physical) growth; development
course; route; path; process; stages
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours