appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
calisthenics; callisthenics
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
student (esp. a university student)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
International Olympic Committee; IOC; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; IOC; input-output controller; IOC
president (of a society); chairman
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
according to plan; as planned
the place for; the time for; the level of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pile (fabric, nuclear reactor, structural support, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy