laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
proposal; offer; request; application
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
great physical power; animal strength
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes