sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
annual (plant); first-year student
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to spread; to be propagated
custom; habit; customary practice
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
suspicious-looking; fishy
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
deep affection; dear; beloved
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
usual; normal; stereotyped
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
student in a lower grade; underclassman
such; this sort of; like this
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
distinction; differentiation; classification
very popular; highly favoured