to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to switch off; to turn off
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
stairs; stairway; staircase
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
other side; opposite side; other party
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
healthy; sound; wholesome
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point