makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to assemble; to set up; to construct
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
whether or not; presence or absence
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to fight to the bitter end
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
expressing one's mind; speaking out
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
silence; stillness; quietness
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
desperately; for one's dear life
in one's own way or style
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result