average; mean; balance; equilibrium
class; heading; group; category
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
memory; ability to remember
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(not) a single person; (no) one
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
light; easy; non-serious; minor
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
first time; first; initial
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
burned down; entirely destroyed
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
end; close; finish; termination
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to torment; to torture; to harass
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen