condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
newly washed hair; wet hair
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
consequence; result; conclusion
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to summon courage; to be brave
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be born; to come into the world
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
tradition; legend; folklore
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
experiential; empirical; experimental
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism