to live through; to survive
long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)
short-distance race; sprint
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
short distance; short range; short-haul
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
someone (something) not to be trifled with
to have meaning; to be meaningful
older sister; elder sister
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
take (e.g. in film-making)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to pile up; to accumulate
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
even more; still more; further
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to use up all one's strength; to die
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)