junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
indescribable; having no way to express
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
in that way; like that; that way
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
walking briskly; determinedly
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study