metre; meter; meter; gauge
starting point; starting line
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
tension; mental strain; nervousness
rather; better; instead; if anything
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
inside track; inside pitch
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
match; game; bout; contest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
registration; accession; register; entry; record
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
number one; first; best; most; game; round
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to cease; to stop; to be over
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
scenery; scene; landscape
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run