at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
back seat (of a car); rear seat
what do you want?; can I help you?
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
in order; in turn; one by one
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
interference; meddling; butting in
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
open; spacious; extensive
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
self-torturing; masochistic
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
fast-talking; rapid talking