root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to detain; to check; to restrain
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to ask a question; to ask questions
dispute; argument; contention
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
motive power; driving force
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
beforehand; in advance; previously
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
spare time; free time; leisure time
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
danger; peril; hazard; risk
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be able to manage somehow or another
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern