physical education; PE; gym (class)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
autonomy; right of self-government
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
(border) entry restrictions
rampancy; prevalence; domination
power balance; balance of power
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
sorry to bother you, but ...
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
meteor; shooting star; falling star
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
having great (impressive, commanding) presence; having an air of importance; having enough gravity for (a position)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track