tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to come into being; to be born
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
proposal; proposition; suggestion
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
to force one's way; to push through
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
difficult problem; challenge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)