advertising jingle; song used in a commercial
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
starting line; starting point
pure and innocent; immaculate
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
succeeding; following; trailing; next
in the face of; in defiance of
opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; (seat facing) south side of ring
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
inside track; inside pitch
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
race track; course; express trail
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time