hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
front; frontage; facade; main
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to stop walking; to pause
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
adviser; advisor; consultant
to look away; to avert one's eyes
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
rugger shirt; rugby shirt
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
fragment; one of the group or party
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again