counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to become empty; to be emptied
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
speaking voice; talking voice
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape