proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
drinking party; get-together
platoon commander; section commander
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
government office; agency; board
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)