stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
back street; back alley; off-street
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
serious wound; serious injury
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
how; in what way; circumstances
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to boil strongly; to be excited
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
half and half; fifty-fifty
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sports ground; sports oval
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
semi-transparent; translucent
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
each house; every house; many houses
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul