ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
failure; mistake; blunder
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
decision; determination; resolution
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
conviction; belief; confidence
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
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)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
logo; Logo (programming language)
short pause; short interval
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
everywhere; at every turn
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea