(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
did not finish (sporting term); DNF
starting point; starting line
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
directions; instructions; usage method
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
leader; guide; mentor; coach
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
being bunched up together; being crowded together
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition); to balance; to cancel out
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
initiation fee; admission fee
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
(judo) foot technique; footwork
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
(not) a single person; (no) one
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
bloodsucking; sucking blood
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on