important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
training; drill; practice; discipline
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to speak; to say; to vocalize
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to run around; to bustle about
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
space; interval; space character; whitespace
the reason is ...; it is because ...
quietly; slowly; gracefully
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
fixed date; appointed day
to leave as is; to ignore
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to listen to in an ecstasy
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous