common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to attract interest; to capture attention
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
laxative; purgative; evacuant
to have medicine be effective
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
in the same manner as before; the same as always
first year of high school; first-year high school student
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
flood of customers; roaring business