acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to be able to manage somehow or another
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
next term; next period; next version; next release
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to some extent; to a certain extent
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
totally willing; fully motivated
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
late at night; at a late hour
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat