charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
contrary to one's expectations
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
long (time); protracted; prolonged
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home