average height; average body height
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
convenient; handy; useful
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to be flexible; to be accommodating
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to live; to make a living; to get on with
future (usually near); prospects
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
main question; real issue at hand
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
sanity; consciousness; soberness
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for