essentially the same with only minor differences
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
executive officer; administrative official
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
document; official papers
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
year in, year out; always; 24-7
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
difference; variation; difference
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
madness; craziness; insanity
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
manly; masculine; like a man