(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to take off one's clothes; to undress
flour; meal; powder; dust
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
aim; goal; purpose; look; eyes; expression of eyes
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
personal record; personal best
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to cut corners; to be shoddy
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
best (highest) record; new record
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
here and there; everywhere
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...
consequently; as a result
to let out a cry; to shout
to win and advance to the next round
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
crouch start (in a sprint)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))