right in the middle (of); midst; height
roller coaster; big dipper
to jump upon (a moving object)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
trouble; quarrel; dispute
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
order; command; directions; instructions
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
several minutes; a few minutes
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
production (e.g. play); direction
one's best interests; one's own good
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
all; entire; whole; altogether
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to detain; to check; to restrain
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)