victory stand; winners' podium
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
hard worker; hardworking person
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
second day of the month; two days
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to push aside; to push one's way through
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
new record (in sports, etc.)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
notice; attention; observation
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with