idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to cut off (a relationship)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
how many people; a number of people
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
the way back; the way home; return trip
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)