selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
reality; actuality; hard fact
consequently; as a result
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
conviction; belief; confidence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
rather than; more ... than ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
base; basis; bedrock; platform
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
name; given name; first name
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
such; like that; that sort of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
arms business; arms dealing; weapons trade; weapons dealing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?