baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
indeed; really; truly; very much
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
in order; in turn; one by one
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
established practice; custom
second-year student; biennial
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
last night; yesterday evening
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is not (like that) either
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to have a talk; to tell a story
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
autumn, the best season for doing sports
named after; associated with; connected with
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
marathon; long-distance race