conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
public execution; public embarrassment
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to jump from one thing to another
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
flustered; confused; panicked
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
base stealing; steal; stolen base
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
level ground; horizon; field of view
to burst open; to pop; to split
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
team competition; team game
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)