to take command; to give direction
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
at first; in the beginning; originally
medical treatment; medical care
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
function; facility; faculty; feature
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at that time; in those days
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to like; to love; to be fond of
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
fast-talking; rapid talking
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to hide; to keep to oneself
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent