to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
training; drill; practice; discipline
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
clear; precise; definite; distinct
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
assertion; declaration; affirmation
just a minute; small quantity
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
self-consciousness; self-awareness
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
other than; excluding; without
and so; therefore; for that reason
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped