likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to accept; to receive; to agree
to apologize; to apologise
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
never mind!; don't worry about it
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
review (of learned material); revision
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the other day; lately; recently
results; record; grades; marks