being the runner-up; finishing second
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
courteous; decorous; polite
sorry; excuse me; thank you
interruption; suspension; break
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
reopening; resumption; restarting
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in perfect form; going swimmingly
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
no!; no no!; no, not at all
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to settle (in a place); to settle down
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to collect; to assemble; to gather
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure