(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
wherein; therein; thereinto
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
somehow; for some reason or other
hello; good day; good afternoon
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
preparatory phase; preparatory period
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be damaged; to receive damage
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
the whole school; all the schools
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
now that; since; so long as; because
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to talk; to chat; to chatter
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
very small; tiny; insignificant
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
superiority complex; sense of superiority
calm; composed; leisurely
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
on the occasion of; at the time of