to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
miraculous deed; unmeasurable resourcefulness
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
literature; books (reference); document
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
gem; jewel; precious stone
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait