reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
looking pale; looking unwell
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
about when; about what time; how soon
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
study; pursuit of knowledge
results; record; grades; marks
attendance (at school); going to school
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
contact; touch; contact lens
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
honour; honor; glory; renown
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
word; term; language; speech
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so