rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
residence; housing; residential building
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
school building; schoolhouse
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
witnessing; observing; sighting
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
outsider; someone outside of a group
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to ask; to enquire; to query
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
pupil; student; schoolchild
several times; several degrees
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
first meeting; first interview with
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to look down on; to condescend
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be worried; to be troubled
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
several minutes; a few minutes