lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
depending on; dependent on
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to copy (down); to transcribe
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
elementary level; beginner level
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to be conspicuous; to stand out
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
influence; clout; leverage
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
retainer; attendant; escort
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
on the occasion of; at the time of
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation