stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
interference; intervention; meddling
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
to pay attention; to be watchful
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
eardrum; tympanic membrane
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
at first; in the beginning; originally
(a place) out of one's reach
to be hot on a person's heels
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
locker room; changing room; dressing room
nod; inclination of the head
deputy head teacher; vice principal
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
permission; approval; authorization; license
(exercising) the right to command
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight