to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
again (and again); once again; yet again
straying; wandering off course
conference room; council room
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
dead person; deceased person
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little