recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to pause; to have a short intermission
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to intend; to be sure that
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
hegemony; leadership; initiative
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
child prodigy; wonder child
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
few decades; many decades; several decades
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to tighten; to press hard
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for