assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
inside one's heart; in one's mind
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
national road; national highway
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
4th day of the month; four days
female high school student
to push aside; to push one's way through
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
this and that; such and such
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
strategy meeting; council of war
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect