to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
one's share; one's portion
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
the way one waits on customers; service attitude
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
racial discrimination; racism
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
built-in audience; regular customers