surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to stop in the middle of a sentence
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
nice; likeable; desirable
good humour (humor); good mood
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
one day; (on) a certain day
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
change; alteration; modification
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
true character; real nature
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
(political) power; authority; influence
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan