to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
senior high school student
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
form; shape; figure; visage
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
feeling; sense; impression
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)