to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
it cannot be helped; there is no way; (arch.) intolerable; (arch.) unbearable
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
traditional; conventional
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
society; public; community; social studies
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
clause; article; stipulations
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
decision; settlement; definition