poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to take over; to hand over
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
how; in what way; how about
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
flustered; confused; panicked
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose