to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
social meeting place; watering hole
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
failed student; student required to repeat a year
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
here and there; in places
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
reason; logic; method; system; order
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health