place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to look away; to avert one's eyes
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to smirk; to grin broadly
in the morning; during the morning
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
delivery; transfer; hand-over
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
school rules; school regulations
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
reality; actuality; hard fact
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to order; to command; to appoint
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake