to detain; to check; to restrain
call; summons; convening; convocation
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
equality; impartiality; evenness
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
incineration; destroy by fire
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
one end; an end; part; fragment
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
single-mother household; fatherless family
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
sports ground; playing field; playground
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
emotional strength; force of will
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh