secretary; councillor; councilor
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
return match (esp. boxing); rematch
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
wheat straw; barley straw
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
to eat too much; to overeat
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
demotion; relegation; downgrading
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
the ocean; the great deep
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
lieutenant general; vice-admiral