(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
still; even now; to this day
to head home; to leave for home
originally; by nature; from the start
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
not caring; not giving a damn
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
dullard; indecisive person
to spit out; to eject; to dump
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
duty; obligation; responsibility
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
sports-minded; sports-oriented
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open