to repeat; to do over again
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
minor character; secondary character
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
had better ...; had better not ...
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
tom yum goong (Thai soup dish)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
practice; practising; training; study
this autumn; this fall; autumn of this year
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
material; materials; data; information; documents
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion