course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
equality; impartiality; evenness
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
incineration; destruction by fire
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
one end; an end; part; fragment
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
single-mother household; fatherless family
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
sports ground; playing field; playground
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
emotional strength; force of will
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
leaving everything up to someone else