please (give me); please (do for me)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
minimum; at the very least
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
in comparison to; rather than
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal