incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
such; like that; that sort of
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
duty; obligation; responsibility
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord