to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
rationality; reasonableness
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
beyond one's means or position
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to think too much; to be over-concerned
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
hard worker; hardworking person
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless