hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
overall victory; championship
head; lead; vanguard; first
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several years; a few years
general mobilization; general mobilisation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming