it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
considerably; greatly; a lot
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to differ; to vary; to disagree
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to complain; to make a complaint
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to attack; to assault; to assail
such; like that; that sort of; very
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
grasp; catch; understanding
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
technique; art; skill; move
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
in succession; one by one
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
naturally; of course; understandably