stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
confidence; trust; faith; credit
sensual love; love affair
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
conviction; belief; confidence
to approach; to draw near
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
imagination; supposition; guess
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
genuine article; real thing; real deal
very likely; very probable
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
counter for birds or rabbits
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment