poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
results; record; grades; marks
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be worried; to be troubled
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
single word; a few words; brief comment
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be helpful; to be useful
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
go that far; to that extent
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
all; entire; whole; altogether
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be silent; to say nothing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?