to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
world's first; first in the world
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
sincere; earnest; serious
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
someone; a certain person
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far