to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
sports ground; sports oval
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
physical education; PE; gym (class)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to relapse; to reassert; to review
index finger; forefinger; second toe
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
starting line; starting point
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
acceleration; speeding up
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind