the same school; the said school
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor
border (between countries); national border
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
decrease; reduction; decline
incision; operation; section
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
king; king; king (chess piece)
to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
most valuable player; MVP
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
transcendence; transcendency