candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
world; society; people; the public
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to move forward; to move on
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to show signs of; to appear
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
morning training (e.g. before school)
two classes; double; two sets
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
serious; not joking; straight
to be able to manage somehow or another
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause