poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
instant; moment; for an instant
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance