offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
hill size (in ski jumping); HS
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
minimization; minimisation
depending on; dependent on
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
second (unit of time); arc second
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
harm; injury; evil (influence)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)