to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
good old; good old-fashioned
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
reading partway; leaving half-read
loud explosion; thunderous blast; firing (a cannon, etc.) with a loud bang
to forget completely; to leave behind
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
man among men; manly man; alpha male
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter