nod; inclination of the head
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
school inter-class ball-game competition
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
surroundings; environs; circumference
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
this and that; one thing or another
sincere; honest; faithful
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to be surprised; to be astonished
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated