to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to be talented; to be able
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
100,000,000; one hundred million
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
results; record; grades; marks
(temporary) closure of school
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
development; exploitation
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to gain fame; to make one's name
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to attempt; to test; to try out
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
putting into operation; invocation
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
minimum; at the very least
not worth considering; out of the question
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for