tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
probability; likelihood; chances
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
final; eventual; ultimate
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task