ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
individual; one by one; separate; each
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
unconditionally; as a rule
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
man fit for the post; right person
right place; right position; right post
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger