essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
way (of doing); manner; method
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
on and after; from ... onward; since
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
great success; huge success
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
two (long cylindrical things)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
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
society; public; community; social studies
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to be silent; to say nothing