third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
society; company; the public; the world
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
measurement error; calculation error
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
going straight on; going straight ahead
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
manner of using one's hands
to follow another's example
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
otherwise; if not; or else
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in