setting a bad example to others
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
hurray; hooray; go!; you can do it!
hammer throw (track and field event)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
iron hammer; crushing blow
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
Swedish relay (track-and-field event)
great speed; recklessly fast speed
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
connection; link; relationship
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to score points with (a person)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
point spread; point difference
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
one part; one portion; one section
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish