some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
holding two or more positions concurrently
social dance; ballroom dancing
three; three years of age
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
failure; mistake; blunder
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
continuation; succession; series; continuous
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
person attending a lecture; student (taking a class, course, etc.); participant
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
lately; recently; these days
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to head home; to leave for home
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
the front; honest; upright; decent
how long; how far; how much
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
second (unit of time); arc second
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially