to learn the ropes; to get the knack
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
loving something but being very bad at it
to put someone to trouble
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
perfect; perfection; perfect game
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
team competition; team game
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
white line; linea alba (anot.)
offensive camp; team at bat
main force; chief object; mainline
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
schoolgirl; female student
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
like a decent person; human
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words