best members (selected for a team); (lineup of) top players; A-team
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
inside track; inside pitch
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
to tie; to fix; to attach
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
according to plan; as planned
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
loud shout; excited cheering
running away; escaping on foot
extraordinary strength displayed in an emergency; surge of power beyond one's normal capacity; great strength exerted at risk
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
most valuable player; MVP
constant; steady; constant
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth