high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
personal; individual; private
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to be at a loss for words
in succession; one by one
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
affectation; showiness; pretence
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to ask a question; to ask questions
each; (arch.) you (plural)