pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
goods; merchandise; commercial items
priority; order of precedence
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
life or death; existence; destiny
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
resignation; acceptance; consolation
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
right in the middle (of); midst; height
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
so; therefore; and; (and) then
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)