to temper thoroughly; to train well
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
constant; steady; constant
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
in person; personally; directly
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
even though; despite; when
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around