successive jobs; consecutive jobs
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to throw oneself (into an activity)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
well; in good health; safe; free from accident