skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
simple honesty; tactless frankness
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply