to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
solution; solution strategy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
as a child; when one was a child
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to shake one's head (in denial)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
based on; on the basis of
in the end; on top of that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely