to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
changing clothes; change of clothes
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
living by oneself; living alone
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
finding fault (with); being picky
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
match; game; bout; contest
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
soccer club (at a school); football club
job hunting; job searching
interview (e.g. for a job)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
club activities; extracurricular activities
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
female university student; female college student
intelligence gathering; information gathering
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
goodness; excellence; virtue
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
in succession; one after another
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
replying to someone's email immediately