strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
secret; private; surreptitious
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
review; reconsideration; revision
to take a breath; to take a short rest
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
society; public; community; social studies
meaning; significance; sense
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)