to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
another school; other schools
life; living; I; me; student
than; from; out of; except; but; more
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
self-consciousness; self-awareness
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
considerably; fairly; quite
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)