straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
life; living; I; me; student
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
student in a lower grade; underclassman
cheering group; cheering squad
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in name only; titular; nominal
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
club activities; extracurricular activities
prohibition; inhibition; ban
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
how; in what way; by what means
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for example; for instance; e.g.