inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
opening and shutting; opening and closing
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
communication skills; communication ability
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
eye for people; ability to judge character
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
international; diplomatic intercourse
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
meritocracy; merit system
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world