concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
average; ordinary; normal
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
for this very reason; that is exactly why
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
choice; selection; option
bright person; talented student; prodigy
ingenuity; resourcefulness
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
war; fighting; fierce competition
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to pile up; to accumulate
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender