incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
university student; college student
working adult; full-fledged member of society
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
big talk; boasting; bragging
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to get angry; to become perverse
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
steady advance; carrying all before one
being the runner-up; finishing second
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to blow out; to spout out
to repent; to be penitent
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
uncontrollable; irrepressible
marking; grading; scoring
to entertain; to make welcome
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment