to pass (of time); to elapse
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be too numerous; to be too much
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
being the runner-up; finishing second
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
stimulating; exciting; provocative
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
by myself; in person; by oneself
optimism; taking an optimistic view
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
stress relief; getting rid of stress
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
first attack; first strike; first blow
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to step over or across; to overcome
stairs; stairway; staircase
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over