ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
reproachful; hateful; bitter
battlefield; battleground
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
feminine; womanly; female
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
rest; break; recess; intermission
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
practice; practising; training; study
tedious; boring; being fed up with
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
one day; (on) a certain day
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit