I stepped up my pace to follow my classmates.

我加快脚步去追赶我的同学们。

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At this point I stepped up my game and began to focus and imagine working there.

在那一刻，我加强游戏砝码，开始专注和想象在该公司工作的样子。

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In order to match, I stepped up efforts to practice, practice fast my toes are red.

为了比赛，我加紧练习，练得我脚趾头都快红了。

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"I really stepped up when I needed to, especially on my return of serve, " said the former world number one.

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While I expect a stepped up promotional program for the current important Christmas selling season, I continue to believe that the company will report in the fourth quarter drop in sales of about 20% from the previous year.

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"If I was a horse, you'd day that I'd stepped up in class, if you like, " he grinned.

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