muscular beauty; beauty of a muscular body
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
in order; in turn; one by one
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to watch steadily; to stare
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
softly; mildly; gently; politely
pride; dignity; self-respect
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
invitation; introduction; temptation
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant