large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
arts; crafts; handicrafts
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
tag (children's game); tig
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
as is usual with; in common with
precocity; early ripening; premature development
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
on-the-job training; hands-on training
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
to have a hard time of it
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
meal set before one; women's advances
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom