being somewhat excited (agitated)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
championship; title (of champion)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to win and advance to the next round
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
overall victory; championship
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to follow another's example
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
just because; even if; even though
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
monetary; financial; pecuniary
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
going through; going via; going by way of
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
failure; mistake; blunder
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)