(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
helper; assistant; help; assistance
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
intelligence gathering; information gathering
personal; individual; private
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
ability; capability; competence; skill
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
you could say; you might say; verging on the
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
contract; compact; agreement
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
firm promise; definite promise
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild