nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
face contorted and about to cry
bouncing a ball against a wall (tennis exercise)
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
hair (of the head); pubic hair
joining a club as a trial
teak (Tectona grandis); cheek; cheek rouge; blusher
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
school of one's (first, second) choice
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
divorce; dissolution of adoption
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
the ocean; the great deep
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede