central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
skill; dexterity; master hand
riskiness; (level of) danger
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
massing (of troops); gathering
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
having gone too far to turn back
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
agreement; stipulation; contract
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
sunlight filtering through trees
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...