lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
hi; hello; gotcha; understood
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
signature pose; trademark pose
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
tendency; trend; inclination
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
notice; attention; observation
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
very much; exceedingly; extremely
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to become jammed (of a printer, gun, etc.); to jam; to hold a jam session
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
and then; and so; and; so then
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
had better ...; had better not ...