to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
soccer club (at a school); football club
heading; header (in soccer); butting (in boxing)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
match; game; bout; contest
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
stillness; repose; standing still
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
concussion (of the brain)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees