superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to make sense; to be meaningful
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(legally) incorporated educational institution
official duties; office; function
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
beautification; glorification
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
second; number two; runner-up
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
rule; reign; government; governing
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
mechanism; organization; organisation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
on the way back; when about to go back
locker room; changing room; dressing room
while doing over and over; repeatedly
schoolgirl; female student
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
another time; some other time
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to dye; to colour; to color
(not) even once; (not) ever