to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
thorough; exhaustive; complete
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
just because; even if; even though
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
rebirth; new birth; nascent
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
rehearsal; rehabilitation
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
according to plan; as planned; on target
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to succeed; to bear fruit
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
female high-school student
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to rock; to shake; to swing
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to go down in history; to remain in history