profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be lacking in options; to be too few
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
one by one; one each; one at a time
irrational (line of) argument
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to see through; to see the true nature of something
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
moron; idiot; stupid person
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to feel a chill run down one's spine
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
self-torturing; masochistic
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
assumption; supposition; hypothesis