ADJ

exciting, good, great, thrilling, tremendous
His best finish was 11th in the Hungarian Grand Prix
perfect
It was the perfect finish to a wonderful day
sprint, storming, strong
The runners came round the bend for a sprint finish in the home straight
close, dramatic, nail-biting, photo, tight
It was a photo finish, with three horses neck and neck at the finishing line

VERB + FINISH

provide
The rules of the game were changed to provide a more exciting finish for the television audience
be in at
Her car suffered from gearbox trouble, but she was still in at the finish

FINISH + NOUN

line

PREP

at the ~
Several runners needed medical attention at the finish
to a/the ~
They fought bravely right to the finish
~ to
a dramatic finish to the match

PHRASES

from start to finish
He was in the lead from start to finish

ADJ

good, neat, professional
perfect
attractive
decorative
fine, smooth
textured
natural
paint/painted
eggshell, gloss/glossy, matt, satin, shiny
brass, metallic, wood
a guitar with a natural wood finish
surface
floor, wall, etc.
The wall and floor finishes are all of the the highest standard

VERB + FINISH

have
This paint has a gloss finish
achieve, get, obtain
With our new tool for putting up wallpaper you can get a perfect finish every time
create, give (sth), produce, provide
This trim really does give the garment a professional finish
match
The steel roof has been coloured to match the finish of the original wrought iron
apply
Make sure the surface is clean and smooth before the finish is applied

PREP

to a ~
Sand the wood to a fine finish using steel wool
with a ~
a door handle with a brass finish
~ on
How did you achieve that finish on the wood?