it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
corpulence; fatness; obesity
active; dynamic; energetic
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to happen to have on hand or in stock
devoted; self-sacrificing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
promotion; raising of status
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
intelligence; intellect; brains
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
general; popular; common; typical
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
pride; boast; credit (to)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
memory; sense; experience
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound