poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
in the end; at the end of the day
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
sense of values; values; value system
anything and everything; just about everything
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
distinction; differentiation; classification
to like; to love; to be fond of
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
mental; spiritual; emotional
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
tone (of voice); manner of talking
somehow; for some reason or other
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
so; like this; in this way
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)