chalk, –noun 4. a score or tally. 8. to make pale; blanch: Terror chalked her face. —Verb phrase 11. chalk up, a. to score or earn: They chalked up two runs in the first inning. b. to charge or ascribe to: It was a poor performance, but may be chalked up to lack of practice.
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"0-1."
"0-2."
"0-3."
"0-4."
"Perhaps you were wrong, Inui," Oishi said carefully, "it seems to be going all Tezuka's way. And though his opponent has stopped shaking, there is no colour in his face."
"No, I still believe something is amiss." Inui replied. "The data speaks for itself, but data can change."
"Data can be skewed," Fuji said. Inui stared at him, and then at the player on the court.
"You're right." He said. "You have never allowed me to collect data on you. Perhaps that is what's wrong; we don't know this player's true form."
"Standing still and shaking!" Horio insisted. "It's the Captain's reputation: it has scared his opponent past being able to play."
"15-0!"
"...What?"
"Tezuka dropped a point?"
"On his own serve, too."
Fuji opened his eyes. "He was attempting to lure Tezuka into a false sense of security. And not just Tezuka, but everyone. Leading us all to believe he was a less-than-average player."
"That's so underhand!"
"Eh, it won't work," Echizen shrugged. Everyone looked at him, Fuji smiled.
"Tezuka will not be thrown off; he never underestimates anyone." He explained to the others. "If anything, he does the opposite. He draws out the hidden potential in us all. The direction of the wind has not changed."
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d. CHALK
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chalk, –noun
4. a score or tally.
8. to make pale; blanch: Terror chalked her face.
—Verb phrase
11. chalk up, a. to score or earn: They chalked up two runs in the first inning.
b. to charge or ascribe to: It was a poor performance, but may be chalked up to lack of practice.
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"0-1."
"0-2."
"0-3."
"0-4."
"Perhaps you were wrong, Inui," Oishi said carefully, "it seems to be going all Tezuka's way. And though his opponent has stopped shaking, there is no colour in his face."
"No, I still believe something is amiss." Inui replied. "The data speaks for itself, but data can change."
"Data can be skewed," Fuji said. Inui stared at him, and then at the player on the court.
"You're right." He said. "You have never allowed me to collect data on you. Perhaps that is what's wrong; we don't know this player's true form."
"Standing still and shaking!" Horio insisted. "It's the Captain's reputation: it has scared his opponent past being able to play."
"15-0!"
"...What?"
"Tezuka dropped a point?"
"On his own serve, too."
Fuji opened his eyes. "He was attempting to lure Tezuka into a false sense of security. And not just Tezuka, but everyone. Leading us all to believe he was a less-than-average player."
"That's so underhand!"
"Eh, it won't work," Echizen shrugged. Everyone looked at him, Fuji smiled.
"Tezuka will not be thrown off; he never underestimates anyone." He explained to the others. "If anything, he does the opposite. He draws out the hidden potential in us all. The direction of the wind has not changed."
"It wasn't even startled," Echizen agreed.
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