permission; approval; authorization; license
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
distrust; unjust suspicion
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
article; news story; report; account
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
spot; point; place; position
to collapse; to flop (onto)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings