makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
something; some kind of; for some reason
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
scene; spectacle; sight; view
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
decorum; propriety; politeness
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
and; thereupon; because of that
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
delusion; trick of the imagination
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
any more; any further; any better; any longer
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
considerably; fairly; quite
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
by myself; in person; by oneself
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely