innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
later on; eventually; afterwards
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to do for (the sake of someone else)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
without trouble; easily; readily
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
clearing one's throat; cough
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
nervousness; oversensitivity
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
trouble; bother; annoyance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
how long; how far; how much
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
since; henceforth; ever since