expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
serious; severe; grave; acute
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to complete decisively; to do to completion
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking