home area; home town; local
period of youth; while young
health; healthy; sound; fit
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
club activities; extracurricular activities
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
the way back; the way home; return trip
to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn
separate; respective; different
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
aptitude; aptness; suitability
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
body; physical system; (the) person
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme