most difficult; next to impossible
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
water system; river system; drainage system
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
defense; defence; fielding
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to encamp; to take up positions
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
arrogant; haughty; insolent
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be hesitant; to feel timid
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
a glance; a look; a glimpse
schoolgirl; female student
here and there; everywhere
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness