peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
reduction by half; halving
second grade; second class; secondary
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
and; thereupon; because of that
elementary; basic; rudimentary
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to say no more; to sink into silence
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
special training; intensive training; crash course
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to compete with; to vie for
light blue; pale blue; aqua
regular (periodic) examination
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason