learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
dependent on luck; matter of luck
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be surprised; to be astonished
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
serious; not joking; straight
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
these days; nowadays; recently
to subsist; to keep on living