to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to pile up; to accumulate
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
close; intimate; on good terms
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
quarrel; dispute; argument
apparently; appears to be
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
in the same way as; just like
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
long ago; a long time ago; already
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
retort; back talk; backchat