plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
nonchalant air; unruffled air
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
study; pursuit of knowledge
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
narrow; thin (sized); slender
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
metre; meter; meter; gauge
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
swift-footed; light-footed
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
attack; assault; attempt; try
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
crouch start (in a sprint)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to become an expert; to be master at
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)