strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
starting point; starting line
genuine article; real thing; real deal
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
separate; respective; different
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
(not) even once; (not) ever
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to cease; to stop; to be over
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre