atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
recompense; indemnity; atonement
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
start of a period (esp. financial); beginning of a term
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl
die all together; go to the grave together
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (when playing Old Maid)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
several sheets (flat objects)
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut