to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
belief; faith; conviction
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
one's manners; one's attitude
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
all; entire; whole; altogether
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to delight; to give pleasure
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to pass (of time); to elapse
source of worry; source of distress
(some) more; even more; longer; further
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
instead; but (on the other hand)
remarkable; striking; obvious
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
clear; precise; definite; distinct