another school; other schools
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
walking heavily; lumbering
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
battlefield; battleground
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
election; selection; choice
match; game; bout; contest
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
at that time; in those days
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
one day; (on) a certain day
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
long ago; a long time ago; already