bright person; talented student; prodigy
as hoped for; as expected
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
armed forces; military; troops
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
diversion; distraction; feint
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
in high spirits; excited; energetic
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
investigation; research; looking something up
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do