measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
president (of a society); chairman
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
second-year student; biennial
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
individual differences; personal equation
those (near the second person)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon