achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
instead; but (on the other hand)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
short distance; close range
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)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
busy; having no time (for)
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause