gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
virile; tough; masculine; intense
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
manners; courtesy; etiquette
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
one's manners; one's attitude
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
explanation; interpretation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
Camus (French writer); Camus (brand of cognac)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
that kind; competition; match
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
master; teacher; stable master
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
older brother and younger sister
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm