(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be silent; to say nothing
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
after a long time; for the first time in a while
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
yearned for; longed for; missed
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
school inter-class ball-game competition
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
soccer club (at a school); football club
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
correction; rectification; mending; repair
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)