positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
results; record; grades; marks
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
independent action; acting alone
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
difficult problem; challenge