it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
sincere; honest; faithful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
duty; obligation; responsibility
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
goodness; excellence; virtue
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
difference; disparity; gap
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
start; beginning; first step; clue
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full