increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
some people; a few people; several people
leader; guide; mentor; coach
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
next season (esp. in sports); next year
professional league (sport)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
intensive; concentrated; focused
to some extent; to a certain extent
not worth considering; out of the question
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be conspicuous; to stand out
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance