to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
recommendation; endorsement
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
engineer; technical officer
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
wide difference; a world of difference
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
leader; guide; mentor; coach
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
strong interaction; strong force
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
inheritance; something given or received
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
successful person; success
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate