several years; a few years
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to increase; to add to; to augment
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
having a crush on someone; flushing
space; interval; space character; whitespace
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
special training; intensive training; crash course
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
short-distance race; sprint
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
again (and again); once again; yet again
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
button (clothing); push-button
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best