insight; power of observation
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
still; even now; to this day
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
independent action; acting alone
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
sense of values; values; value system
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
leader; guide; mentor; coach
good humour (humor); good mood
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
impossible to do (although wants to)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with