to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to check; to stop; to keep back
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
exemption; exoneration; discharge
homeroom; form room; form class
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
on one hand; on the other hand
accurate; correct; precise; exact
if it is the case that ...
matter of time; question of time
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
to apologize; to apologise
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
at first; in the beginning; originally
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to state; to express; to mention
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in