(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
different opinion; objection
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
departure; leaving; setting off
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to recall; to remember; to recollect
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
cheap article; poor-quality article
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with