contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
participatory; participating; hands-on
relation; connection; relevance
private agreement; private favour; inside joke; private joke
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
sum; surface-to-air missile; SAM
to talk; to chat; to chatter
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
advance; moving forward; progress
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
female high-school student
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to