ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
study; research; investigation
to kill; to choke the life out of
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
stepping back; drawing back
to check; to stop; to keep back
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
very; much; greatly; a lot of
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
hearsay; learning by hearsay
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)