extremely talented; very gifted
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
considerably; fairly; quite
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
already; now; no longer; not any more
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
main cause; primary factor
derailment; digression; deviation
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to cut corners; to be shoddy
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to be found; to be discovered
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival