pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
close; intimate; on good terms
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
win-loss records (between two participants)
difference; variation; difference
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
it is not (like that) either
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
good feeling; feeling good
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
those (near the second person)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading