valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
senior high school; high school
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proofreading; proof
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
rival; competitor; competition
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
the person in question; the person themselves; said person