bright; intelligent; clever; smart
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
fireball; bolide; fireball
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
special training; intensive training; crash course
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for