closely-guarded secret; top secret
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
penultimate bout of the tournament day
blighted love; disappointed love
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
demonstration; manifestation; protest
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
quotation; citation; reference
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to be busy at work; to work diligently
affectation; showiness; pretence
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
chilled sweets; ices; ice cream
secrecy; highly classified information
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
(one's) peers; people around one
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
unexpectedly; surprisingly
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
plenary session; general meeting; plenum