finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
every year; yearly; annually
because; for; the reason why is ...
selection; choice; picking out
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tendency; trend; inclination
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
established practice; custom
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
superior; excellent; fine
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
(necessary) personnel; required person
to play a leading role; to play a central part
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
man; male; masculine gender
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently