to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
young; youth; young person
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
in that manner; like that
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
reaching; attaining; arrival
cardio-pulmonary function
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
passing the winter; hibernation
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather