one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to blame; to find fault with
how; in what way; how about; questionable
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
when it becomes; when it comes to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
on bad terms; at loggerheads
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to look down on; to make light of
anyone; any person; whoever
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to brave a danger; to take a risk
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
cheap article; poor-quality article