surely; certainly; without doubt
genius; prodigy; natural gift
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
down to earth; reasonable
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
collective responsibility; joint liability
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
firmly; solidly; heartily
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
even more; still more; further
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to express in a roundabout way
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
openly; in public; without caring what others think
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
investigation; research; looking something up
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to relax; to feel at home
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon