(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
substantial matter; significant item
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
succession; continuation; series; sequence
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to have an eye on; to zero in on
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
income; receipts; revenue
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
mental; spiritual; emotional
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility