anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
treating (someone) like an object
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
clincher; winning technique; official winning technique
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
state of hopelessness; (state of) being ready to give up; resignation
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
just who do you think you are?
specialization; specialisation
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
extreme masochist; very masochistic
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be exhausted; to be worn out