hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
school building; schoolhouse
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
amusing; funny; interesting
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sports-minded; sports-oriented
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to some extent; to a certain extent
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
real thing; original; actual
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
morning training (e.g. before school)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
that is to say; so that means
commuting to school; school commute
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer