he; she; that person; (arch.) you
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
cruelty; hard-heartedness
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
worst; worst-case (scenario)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
if you think about it; come to think of it
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
international; diplomatic intercourse
around the clock; day and night
dealing with; coping with
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam