experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
scattered; separated; dispersed
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
main cause; primary factor
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
earnings from a part-time job
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
loss; defeat; counter for losses
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
just because; even if; even though
alteration; falsification; faking
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive