poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
first meeting; first interview with
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
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
study; pursuit of knowledge
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
speech; expression; wording; language
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to happen to meet; to come across