completion; perfection; accomplishment
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
fixed; obvious; commonplace
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(instrumental) solo; recital
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
solitude; loneliness; isolation
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
just one person; only one
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.