foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
alternation of generations
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
mumps; epidemic parotitis
leisure time; idle moment
recommendation; referral; endorsement
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to select someone (out of many people)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
everything; anything; nothing
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
first; first base; first baseman; fast
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit