good performance; good work; great success
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
dominion; territory; possession
empty lot; vacant plot of land
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to set (sun); to become dark
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
originally; by nature; from the start
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
individual; private person; personal; private
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam