steady; firm; solid; secure
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
war; battle; match; game; competition
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
it's no joke; gimme a break!
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
senior high school; high school