defeat; lost battle; losing a war
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
university student; college student
contrived; false-sounding
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
section; cross section; profile
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
name plate; name tag; label
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
personal; individual; private
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
free (of charge); gratuitous
to be erected; to be built
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
great war; great battle; world war
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
in good health; alive and well; going strong
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
dubious; puzzled; suspicious