grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
marathon; long-distance race
losing weight; slimming; lean person
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
how; in what way; circumstances
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
dropout; quitter; deserter
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile