group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
speeding up; increase in pace
lasting (work); sustained (effort); prolonged; long-winded
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
form; shape; figure; visage
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
midfield (in a horse race or motor race); middle of the pack
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
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
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)