fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
I appreciate your efforts
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
study; pursuit of knowledge
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
understood; I see; OK; present; here
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
carefree; free from worry
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
limited; limiting; restrictive
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant