celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
study; diligence; discount; reduction
opinion; point of view; visual point
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to stop walking; to pause
beyond that point; after that
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to speak; to say; to vocalize
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
severe; strict; tough; hard
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to