bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
set of three; three sets; three classes
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
consequently; as a result
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
starting line; starting point
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
in order; sequential; seriatim
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh