right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
struggle (for); scramble; contest
defense; defence; protection
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
offensive camp; team at bat
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
pupil; student; schoolchild
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
club activities; extracurricular activities
waste of time; killing time
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
library (usu. single-room); small library
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
duty; function; office; mission; task
breeding; raising; rearing
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
(committee) chairman; president
job; work; duties; trade; skill
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray