to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
intelligence gathering; information gathering