classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
track meet; athletic event for recording official times
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
simple honesty; tactless frankness
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
overall victory; championship
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
and then; and so; and; so then
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
reconciliation; make peace with
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to apologize; to apologise
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
function; facility; faculty; feature
to detain; to check; to restrain
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)