representative; exemplary; model
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
class; heading; group; category
to rank next to; to come after
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
room for growth; potential; promise
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to fight against; to oppose; to face
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
Japanese person; Japanese people
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
guess; conjecture; surmise
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear