preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
question; inquiry; enquiry
set of three; three sets; three classes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
the other day; lately; recently
inter-scholastic athletics competition
Spain; Spanish (language)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
almost; roughly; approximately
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)