to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
star player; star athlete
great commander; famous commander
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
no, not like that (but like this)
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
vomiting blood; hematemesis
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
accounting; administration (of money)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
center of an explosion; centre of an explosion
disease common in middle-aged and elderly people; lifestyle disease
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
military affairs; military service
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
disorder; disturbance; unrest
control; management; supervision