having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
comparatively; relatively
important cultural property; important cultural asset
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
whole school; the first proof; one proofreading
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
young and energetic; up-and-coming
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
infancy; childhood; tender age
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
snake; serpent; large snake
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media