to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
pupil; student; schoolchild
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
show; exhibition; spectacle
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be captivated (visually)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
participation; joining; entry; adherence
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
let's not say (such things) to each other
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
killing two birds with one stone
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
in one's own way or style
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be able to manage somehow or another
settlement; solution; resolution
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)