at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
instant; moment; for an instant
dancing or jumping for joy
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
for example; for instance; e.g.
ranging rook opening; strategy of initially moving the rook sideways
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
man; male; masculine gender
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
master; masterhand; maestro
king (of the junior player)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to crouch; to squat; to cower
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills