材料

The material is not enough to make a suit.

high-quality material; material of high quality

material of low/poor quality

rainproof/waterproof material

fire-proof/fire-resistant material; refractory material

packing/filling/decorative material

material department

be short of materials; lack materials

We are preparing material for the conference.

reading material

original data

material for study

written material

secondhand material

background material

sort out the data/material

have firsthand data/material

gather/collect material/data

personnel file

reference/archival material

She has little vocation for teaching./ She is not teacher material. / She is not cut out to be a teacher./ She is not the stuff of teacher.

With no doubt, he has the makings of a leader.

He was never meant for the army.

My brother's small figure isn't suitable for the high jump.