voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
starting point; starting line
with a start; with a jump
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
one's first campaign; one's first battle
confused; flustered; at a loss
to compose; to put together
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
match; game; bout; contest
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to refuse; to decline; to deny
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
clerk; office worker; office staff
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
not worth considering; out of the question
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
this is why; this means; it is the case that
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
lightly; easily; carelessly
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
four (long cylindrical things)
counter for chairs or seats
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting