to have a relationship; to have relations
soccer club (at a school); football club
club activities; extracurricular activities
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
life and death; life or death
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
eating between meals; snacking
fish-based cooking; fish dish
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
river fish; freshwater fish
sense of smell; olfaction
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
different opinion; objection
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
protest; refutation; pleading