safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
nice; good; well-executed
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
beginning; outset; first; onset
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in that way; like that; that way
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
originally; by nature; from the start
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to collect; to assemble; to gather
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa