athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in the meanwhile; during the time
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
participation; joining; entry; adherence
memories; recollections; reminiscence
when it becomes; when it comes to
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
how; in what way; how about
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat