amusement; fun; brief entertainment
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
everybody; every last one of them; all
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
metre; meter; meter; gauge
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
running as fast as one can
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to be exhausted; to be worn out
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
first place; head position; leading position
to take over; to hand over
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
(period of) a year; during an era
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms