under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
justice; fairness; impartiality
act of mercy; helping another person
retort; back talk; backchat
subtracting points; points deducted
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
continuation; succession; series
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
cooperation; coordination; link
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
loser; defeated person; the defeated
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
how many years; how long; what year
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
abusive language; violent language; wild words
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
true; real; genuine; proper; utter