just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
move; movement; movement (of data); transfer; (data) migration
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
dropout; quitter; deserter
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
stability; security; equilibrium
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
standing tall; towering; soaring
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
sensual love; love affair
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
charming; fascinating; voluptuous