at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
how long; how far; how much
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal