temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
report of a school absence
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
training; drill; practice; discipline
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
sports-minded; sports-oriented
good family; respectable family; decent family
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
to spring at; to leap upon
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
classification; categorization; sorting