impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to be impressed; to greatly admire
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
(period of) a year; during an era
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
preliminary investigation; preparation
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
depiction; description; portrayal
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse