common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
section manager; section chief
power; authority; jurisdiction
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
intelligence; discernment
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
sparing no trouble; taking pains (to); take the trouble (to)
to continue to work; to work away (at)
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
influence (on someone); inspiration
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
many; a lot; much; multitude
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
literary woman; talented woman