sports ground; sports oval
almost; roughly; approximately
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
battlefield; battleground
putting into operation; invocation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
blow; shock; strike; batting
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
function; facility; faculty; feature
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
actual profit; practical use; benefit
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
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)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to