if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
weight training; muscle training
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
youthful; young; young-looking
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
(department) store; (department) stores
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to visit regularly; to frequent; to haunt
not necessarily so; is not always true
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
communication skills; communication ability
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
business results; business performance
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
object of adoration, longing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation