(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
father; dad; husband; you; he
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
mountain bicycle; mountain bike
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
hearsay; learning by hearsay
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
system; institution; organization; organisation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
about; concerning; related to; -ish