reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
novel; original; new; innovative
system; institution; organization; organisation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
aptitude; aptness; suitability
(linguistic) competence; language capability
communication skills; communication ability
nothing; nil; naught; nought
progress; advance; improvement; development
physical law; laws of physics
discovery; detection; finding
long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
impossible to do (although wants to)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to mix; to stir; to blend
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy