armband; arm band; brassard
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
ball park; field for ball games
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
tag (children's game); tig
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
to raise one's voice; to shout
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
being startled; getting a shock
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
step; stride; counter for steps
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)