to jump up and down; to hop
star player; star athlete
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
a few years ago; some years back
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
January; first month of the lunar calendar
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
steady advance; carrying all before one
successive generations; successive emperors
limited-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); special-express ticket
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
at that time; in those days
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
proud; having a prominent nose
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be reminded of; to call to mind
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
inscrutable; incomprehensible
defeat; loss; reverse; setback