terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
boastful speech; bragging
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
leader; central personage
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to succeed; to bear fruit
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to live through; to survive
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
reason; cause; circumstances
results; record; grades; marks
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news