self-torturing; masochistic
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
communication skills; communication ability
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
door; gate; opening; title page
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
coordinator; coordinating role
social; societal; societary
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
intelligence; intellect; brains
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
large biceps; well-developed biceps
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
semifinalists; final four (in a tournament)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
no, not like that (but like this)
beyond that point; after that
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
ten; 10; ten years of age
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of