to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
senior high school student
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
second (unit of time); arc second
personal record; personal best
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to cut corners; to be shoddy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
best (highest) record; new record
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
in this way; thus; such; uh...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
continuation; succession; series