to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
equality; impartiality; evenness
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to prostrate oneself before
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
tradition; legend; folklore
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
advance payment; money paid in advance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
towering; astonishingly high
now that you say that; now that you mention it
murder; homicide; manslaughter
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
beyond this point; from now on; after this
sincere; earnest; serious
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to apologize; to apologise
anything and everything; just about everything