concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
study; diligence; discount; reduction
some people; a few people; several people
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to compete with; to vie for
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
third day of the month; three days
how many months?; how long?
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive