many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
samurai; warrior; military family
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to be talented; to be able
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
confused; flustered; at a loss
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
companion; company; tritagonist
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to leave as is; to ignore
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
along the way; along the road
such; like that; that sort of; very
different opinion; objection
head; lead; vanguard; first
in order; in turn; one by one
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal