being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
treatment (of a person); dealing with
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
guardian; protector; patron; parent
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to make sense; to be meaningful
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
jack of all trades, master of none
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
1G; first generation (of wireless cellular technology)
refining; refinement; smelting; training
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
protector (e.g. chest); guard
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
plainly; clearly; vividly
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous