last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
these days; nowadays; recently
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
in unison; as one; united
wait until you actually see it
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
out of character; unlike one
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
highest level; high-water mark
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
rave reviews; extremely high praise
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
professionalism; professional awareness
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer