poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
joint together; opposite; facing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
iron rust; iron hydroxide
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number