satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
even though; despite; when
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
inspection; examination; checking
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
beginning; clue; starting point
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to have an idea; to have a clue
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
entry; approach; penetration
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero