clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to become clear; to be made public
war; fighting; fierce competition
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
good humour (humor); good mood
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
many; numerous; various; large number of
participation; joining; entry; adherence
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
looking depressed; long face
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern