formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
in comparison to; rather than
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to become better; to improve
not necessarily so; is not always true
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
all present; all concerned; all of us
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to collect; to assemble; to gather
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
review (of learned material); revision
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
difficult to ...; hard to ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
new discovery; new invention
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
piece; fragment; one (object)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand