meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
girls' or women's division or section
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
forward; forwarding (email); forwards; forward contract
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
real intention; true motive; true meaning
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
just one person; only one
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
results; record; grades; marks
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to throw oneself (into an activity)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
running as fast as one can
opinion; point of view; visual point
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
booking; reservation; making a booking