leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
gliding (through the air)
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
main school; principal school; this school; our school
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)