average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
for today; for the time being
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
surely (not); certainly (not)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
I've got to be going; I must go
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
exactly as stated; verbatim
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
disinheritance; disowning
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance