outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
whispering into a person's ear
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
firm; unshakeable; resolute
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
spot; point; place; position
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
entrance; entering; admission; admittance