lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
break; pause; interruption; intermission
metallic sound; metallic clank
club activities; extracurricular activities
sports ground; playing field; playground
much ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
several weeks; a few weeks
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to compete with; to vie for
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
official announcement; proclamation
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
reoperation; repeat surgery; second surgery; surgical revision
distress; wretched condition
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
treatment (of a person); dealing with
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level