provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
discipline; punishment; reprimand
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
practical guide; manual; how-to book
pedagogy; pedagogics; education (esp. in the context of the study of education)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
beginning (of a century, etc.)
school inter-class ball-game competition
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
match; game; bout; contest
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
likely loss; probable defeat
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)