to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to take someone's life; to kill someone
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
order of chivalry; chivalric order
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
way (of doing); manner; method; means
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
management; administration; operation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
this is why; this means; it is the case that
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
discovery; detection; finding
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
riskiness; (level of) danger
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
first meeting; first interview with
point in question (at issue)