ballot paper; voting paper
line; queue; procession; matrix
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; units position (of a number)
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
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
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
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
highest level; high-water mark
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
rave reviews; extremely high praise
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
professionalism; professional awareness; professional attitude
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
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
refund; repayment; reimbursement