platform; home; home base; home plate
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to become fraught with emotion
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
conclusion; decision; end; settlement