qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
having said that; be that as it may
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to differ; to vary; to disagree
worldly affairs; public affairs
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
power; might; authority; influence
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
far away in the distance; in the far distance
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to run around; to bustle about
simply; merely; only; solely