to pile up; to accumulate
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
prize money; monetary award; reward
to pick up; to find; to gather
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
unseasonable; out of season
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to beat to death; to kill
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
sympathy; empathy; response
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears