championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to fall in love (with); to love
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to follow advice; to act upon advice
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
whistle (sound made with the lips)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
trembling with excitement
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title