strength; power; proficiency; ability
utility; room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to care for someone; to look after someone
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
discreet; modest; cautious
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
affectionately; tenderly; lovingly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to rank next to; to come after
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
either way; in any case; one way or another
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption