remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to put one's strength into
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
surroundings; environs; circumference
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
self-consciousness; self-awareness
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be able to manage somehow or another
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
one's home country; one's homeland
something like ...; something called ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)