decisive; resolute; determined; firm
lately; recently; nowadays
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
leader; central personage
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
it hasn't been long since
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to be charged with electricity
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
flabby; limp; soft and pliable