one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
next; secondly; subsequently
personal; individual; private
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
range (of a voice or instrument); register; compass
failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill
preface; introduction; preamble
outsider; someone outside of a group
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
foundation stone; cornerstone
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
likability; favorability; popularity
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
Pleiades (in Greek mythology); Pleiades; the Seven Sisters
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
official name; formal name
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to order; to command; to appoint
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)