weight; heavyweight boxer
war; battle; match; game; competition
with a single blow; with one stroke
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
opposite; reverse; contrary
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
abrupt turn; sudden change
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
locational advantage; advantageous position
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
never mind!; don't worry about it
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
person in charge; official; attendant
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything