junior high school student; middle school pupil
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
match; game; bout; contest
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
at least; at most; (even) just
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in that way; like that; that way
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of