running as fast as one can
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
entry; going into; approach
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
nth district of a town; nth city block
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
hop; hopping; jumping on one foot
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
state of selflessness; state of no-self; egoless state; state of total absorption; flow state; being in the zone
being bunched up together; being crowded together
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
no need to guess; certainly
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
long padded parka; sideline coat
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
straight course; straight; stretch; straightaway
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind