fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
independent action; acting alone
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
conference room; council room
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to talk; to chat; to chatter
guidance; leadership; leading the way
carrying a disease-causing agent; carrying a pathogen
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)