what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
still; as yet; as it has been
running as fast as one can
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
starting point; starting line
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
considerably; fairly; quite
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
when it becomes; when it comes to
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
don't you think?; indicates question
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)