deputy head teacher; vice principal
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to bungle; to make things awkward
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
how long; how far; how much
ratio; proportion; percentage
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
notice; attention; observation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
extravagant; extreme; hyper
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
in that manner; like that
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
resignation; acceptance; consolation
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
self-torturing; masochistic
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say